What for?
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I think the country has gone down hill after people got so gun ho against spanking as abusive behavior.
Is that a spurious correlation I see? I love spurious correlations!
Here's some more!
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I read the post here and feel most people think that there is no reason to respect your elders.
Wow, how did you arrive at that conclusion? Considering the way nobody is actually saying that and all.
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I keep hearing respect has to be earned, well what makes you think parents or other elders (grandparents) have not earned this respect.
Demonstrate in what way they have and maybe we can talk.
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Just because they have not earned it in your eyes.
That's how respect works, son.
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Society has rules to follow and Adults teach the children these rules raise and provide for these children and all they ask is respect.
Demonstrate why respect is a reasonable thing to demand in exchange for "teaching rules" and "providing for one's children" in the first place.