TO TREAT WITH RESPECT VS. GIVE RESPECT

I know that this will probably piss some people off and that's fine. I'm not sharing 
this to get people to agree with me or anything like that. I just wanted to put this 
out in the open and get it out of my head. This is my opinion and that is all agree 
or not, it is what it is. You know how it is opinions are like asshole everyone has 
one and no one wants to hear yours. Well apparently for whatever reason you've 
made the conscience decision to hear mine. So here it goes! 

To Treat With Respect: To act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: 

show deferential regard for; esteem or admiration. Some might call this level of 
respect just being civil or polite. (This doesn't require you to actually respect or 
admire the person, just to treat them with kindness and be polite. Generally this is 
something that is demanded or brought on by force, not earned). 

Give Respect: To freely and willingly admire or regard someone, to hold someone in 
high esteem. (Generally this is someone you feel as though who has 
earned this level of respect and it is not just given due to accident of birth). 

Many people who think of themselves in high esteem or stature tend to demand respect.
These same people also tend to forget why respect is Given in the first place. I do 
believe we should for the most part respect everyone including but not limited to; 
elders, armed forces, ect... However many of these said people may not be someone you 
actually respect due to having done things you deem to be worthy of withdrawal 
of your respect. These are times I feel we Treat with respect. It's not 
really something we feel they have earned. You don't just give the real stuff out all 
willy-nilly and everything. This is more like the stuff you feel obligated rather than 
wanting to give. That's not to say we are going to disrespect these people it just 
means the level of respect is greatly diminished. 

Then there's the people who we Give respect. They typically don't ask for it, don't 
demand it, don't even expect it but they still get it because you feel as though they 
Earned it. Not by accident of birth, not because they are older, not because they served,
but they have whole-heartedly and selflessly done right by others and earned it. 

Personally I struggle with the "demanders" because sadly more often than not, in my 
personal experience, these are the ones who deserve the least. For instance those who
have served I'll respect you for putting your ass on the line. However, if all you 
did was put you ass on the line (and not to say that is a small task) and then for the 
rest of your life you are an asshole you my self-righteous friend are getting the bottom 
of the barrel. It's not a one and done kind of thing you have to keep doing Good things 
after you have committed your selfless act of enlisting. Same thing goes for police. The major difference being your enlistment period is longer and often a thankless job. You can't just be a cop and expect to get respect. You have to be a Good Cop and anything else you are; 
spouse/parent/sibling and earn respect. This doesn't just apply to our armed forces.
This is for everyone. 
You're a Parent-show your kid(s) much they mean to you and not 
just by showering them with gifts but actually pay attention to them and being there for 
them and not making everything about you. 
You're a Spouse-Be Faithful and listen and 
show them how much you love and need them and no matter how hard times may get 
you will always stick by their side, ect... 

In my honest opinion this isn't something that should be thrown at everyone we see. 
Don't get me wrong always be kind and sincere essentially treating others with respect.
Why stoop to their level by intentionally being disrespectful or rude but I mean 
come on if you give the fully loaded real stuff out to everyone we are just enabling their 
behavior and then the whole thing starts to lose it's meaning when it comes to those who 
really deserve it. Sometimes though there will come a time when we are going to be 
direct and honest and are doing so out of Love and or Respect. Not doing this is 
to be building a relationship on a facade and if we have to do so in order to have a 
relationship in any way shape or form, it's probably going to hurt others in the process.


If you want to ensure I'll never respect you, here is a hot button list:

-Be disloyal to your spouse (i.e. cheat) This doesn't just hurt your spouse, it hurts your family.

-Be mentally and or physically abusive; to your spouse or kids.

-Choose substance abuse over your family (i.e. excessive drinking, heavy drug use. 
especially around your kids)

-Make your kids feel like a burden.

-Make your kids feel unimportant.

-Burden your children with the failures of your marriage. (Also referred to as Over-sharing
which intentionally or unintentionally is pitting them against the other parent).

-Consider violence or threatening with the insinuation of violence as a serious option for making people see your way.

Nelson Mandela....

After seeing numerous posts and articles all day long about how the world lost a amazing leader of the Free World, my mouth can no longer stay shut.

I sit here confused with what the world can possibly see as a Good man, when everything he's done says he's no better or different than Osama Bin Laden. Both state they are fighting for the freedom of their people, both believed their Cause was Just and yet the opinions have of these 2 people are VASTLY different.

FACTS ABOUT NELSON MANDELA:

* Was the head of UmKhonto we Sizwe, (MK), the terrorist wing of the ANC and South African Communist Party.

*Plead guilty to 156 acts of public violence (though more than that were commited) including mobilizing terrorist bombing campaigns, which planted bombs in public places. Many innocent people, including women and children, were killed by Nelson Mandela’s MK terrorists.

*Refused to renounce violence as a means of political activism when initially given the opportunity to be released from prison based on that stipulation.

*Close ties to Radical Dictators such as Fidel Castro of Cuba and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya. Defended Gaddafi's ways even after terrorist "Lockerbie" bombing on a civilian airliner that killed many people.

*Established the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, known for repopulating it's soldiers by kidnapping young girls to be impregnated, if the girls were to resist they would be reminded that it is the responsibility of ALL women to give birth to new soldiers in order to replace fallen soldiers. If they continued to refuse, it was common practice that they would be given a public execution by means of a 'Necklace' (a tire soaked in gasoline) placed over their shoulders and around the body with the hands bound by barbed wire and then setting the tire on fire as well as having broken glass bottles shoved into their vaginas.

*The 'Necklace' was a common means of execution by Nelson Mandela's group of terrorists.

I don't think I need more examples of why this person should not be seen in the current light in which he is viewed. The man himself even had said in his book that he was surprised at how drastically different people viewed him prior to going to prison vs when he was released. Admitted he had many flaws and that he made a lot of mistakes. Yet he was given a Nobel Peace Prize, like Mother Teresa & Martin Luther King, Jr.... Wonder how many people they harmed or killed prior to being given that HONORABLE Award... I'm thinking None... Then again, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were both nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize though not awarded. Hard to think of Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, JR, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin being Nominated for the same Award let alone being in the same sentence.

So Nobel Peace Prize tangent aside,

Do YOU still think he is still worthy of praise and tears of mourning?

Where Do You Stand?

Do you ever feel like you are buried in a world where there is nowhere to escape, standing there screaming at the top of your lungs and you are lucky to get even a few people to listen? It's sickening to feel like you want people to stand up with you and yet it feels like everyone discards reality, that everyone just lives in this magical world where nothing that's happening in the world affects them. 

I'll be honest, before I had kids most of this crap felt rather pointless, so I went on my way ignoring most of it. It didn't seem to affect me so why should I care. Trust me, it matters, it all matters and it definitely affects you. As much as we try to avoid it, it comes back to bite us in the ass. Even though I'm not that old things have shifted even more to remove our Civil Liberties since I was a kid and they were changing while I was watching, feeling like nothing I said would matter and so I didn't say a damn word, now I feel like I should have. I should have because it's my Right to be able to. So why not stand up for what you believe in and try to make a change, as frustrating as it may be to feel like no one is listening to you. At the very least you are putting it out there. You may not reach everyone, but you might reach someone. The idea of letting people know how you really feel about a given subject is a little nerve-racking, especially when no one says anything in response. You start to think to youself, Do they care? Do they agree? Do they think you are paranoid? Do they think you're a lunatic and in need of meds? IF they do agree, why do they sit silently? Are they afraid of people not agreeing with them? Maybe I over analyze things too much, it's a definite possibility. None the less, I want people to open their eyes to the bigger picture. It's much more frightening than we really admit.

Ask yourself, do I live in reality? Or, do I live in a world where I am always safe and nothing bad will ever happen to me? Let's assume you are going to answer Reality as that is going to be most logical, are you going to admit to yourself that if people don't start standing up that your own rights are going to come crashing down around you? Are you going to share this with others to see if they feel the same way? If we all only reach 1 person each that's enough to start of Revolution. A chance to shift the power back to The People where it belongs.

So the question is, Where do you stand?

Trust the Government???

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Rise Together, This is a Call to Stand!

Rights... Stand up for them

For all too long people have stood by and watched the desecration our Flag, our Constitution, our Freedoms, even the brave Men & Women who fight to keep this Country a safe place for us to call Home get ridiculed. Sadly the War has begun at home started by our own Government, making it's own people feel like criminals.

Our Rights

As if I don't already have a huge problem with all my rights currently being infringed upon, this kinda crap is being bullied into effect. I don't oppose the idea of keeping Our Troops safe with this kind of technology (drones), I'm pissed off and terrified of the fact that any inch we give the government they take 100miles. All the vague answers to rather simple inquiries only makes me more bothered by their natural way of side stepping our rights, or as George Carlin would put it "Privileges", as Rights aren't Rights if they can be taken away, they are just Privileges. The fact that "WE THE PEOPLE" fear our Government strongly supports that there is something Terribly wrong in there. The Governing body was meant to and should always FEAR, THE PEOPLE! Never the other way around.

The fact that we've all been conditioned and expected to believe this (the way it is now and what it's turning into) is the way it should be is absolutely horrifying! This is no longer a partisan issue, this is a manipulation, control, and destruction of our Constitutional Rights. People being BRAINWASHED into believe that Taking Away our Rights and Civil Liberties will make us Safer... Let me say that again, cause it seems rather important. THEY WANT US TO BELIEVE THAT BY TAKING AWAY OUR RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES WILL MAKE US SAFER! They don't like it being worded that way, they prefer that it's phrased in a way that we are Willingly Choosing to relinquish some of our current comforts and conveniences. Now lets be honest here, that's nothing but a load of crap. I haven't willingly chosen to relinquish anything, I don't agree with the garbage such; the body scan they are doing at the airports, the detaining of citizens, the blatant attempt at banishing our Right to Bear Arms, Choosing when they will give us the right to a fair trial being decided upon by an impartial jury.

For Everyone Out There I Urge You, Read Your Rights AGAIN... You may already know them, Look at them again! These are the things you are not only giving up for yourself, but for your Children and Grandchildren. Once they start disappearing, they don't come back!

Don't Sit Quietly, Stand Up, Make Yourself Heard!

If we don't the Terrorists Win!(Sorry had to. Despite the joke, Sadly, That's what Our Government is becoming)

These Are Your Rights, These Are My Rights, These Are Our Rights, Fight For Them Or We Will Lose Them:

Amendment I - Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II - Right to bear arms

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III - Quartering of soldiers

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV - Search and arrest

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V - Rights in criminal cases

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI - Right to a fair trial

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed; which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Amendment VII - Rights in civil cases

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII - Bail, fines, punishment

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX - Rights retained by the People

The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X - States' rights

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.