Red Pandar

Act out all virtues that they believe in instead of just parroting or deflecting when it is not “easy” to do so. Anyone, regardless of beliefs, cannot be respected if they do not truly act on their beliefs but instead, others. I argue that this is the MAIN reason conservative men (and many other groups) are typically not respected. It is not just because of what they believe, but also because these ideas weren’t even their own to begin with, thus not really a valid person to govern respect to. Because these ideas weren’t theirs, they cannot put those ideas into reality since they don’t mean anything to them.

Put more simply, if you think it is good to open a door for people, do it not because it would benefit them or because someone said it is the right thing to do, but because you yourself believe it, regardless of whether the person thanks you or berates you. Your control over yourself is self-respect. From there, people who notice your control over reality will also be forced to garner some respect over the act itself, even if they don’t feel like they want to. If you are controlled by everything and everyone around you, then everything around you is respected, not you.

There’s more to be said about acceptance and the people who are able to give or receive respect without abusing authority to force others into roles that demand respect without ever having earned it. This isn’t respect, but rather just an appeal to authority. These types of people are usually hungry for power over others and not mutual respect. Be careful who you surround yourself with and whether or not they truly respect you or just the beliefs that you all share.

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