On 11/14/05, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
You appear to think that respecting you means that I have to respect your opinions. This is not the case.
Sometimes it pays to say "hmm, I disagree with that. Nevertheless, I can see where he/she/(insert appropriate pronoun here) is coming from, so I'll respect his/her/(ditto) opinion. Maybe that will make people more keen to respect mine."
If you want people to respect you, respect them. If you want people to respect your opinions, respect theirs.
Civility is not really that hard, and would make many people much happier.
Sam