Doom and gloom the word Respect is fast becoming extinct
Respect is something to be earned, not something to handed out as of right.
While we bemoan the lack of respect for a person or for an institution, we should also ask ourselves what they have done to earn and/or to retain the respect of others.
The word ‘Respect’ is gradually becoming ‘extinct’ like the dinosaur. Along with words such as loyalty, punctuality, integrity, etc
The reason is as Lance has stated.
It cannot be demanded and with the majority of examples of the older generation we have now it sadly cannot be earned.
In other words the examples set by adults for youth are simply devoid of any standards.
Parents – simply dish out money to keep kids off their backs, they are allowed to watch TV until any time of the night and any programme too. Do they know as parents where or what their kids are doing during a 24 hour period? Do they heck! So neighbourhood gets trashed, neighbours shown disrespect, local shops robbed,etc. Police dare not intervene as it’s politically incorrect.
Teachers – simply do a job to earn money, no interest in whether kids attend school or not, no liaison with parents (who anyway do not wish to know), kid’s punctuality (what’s that?), indiscipline in class (nothing done usually again as it would be politically incorrect)
Employers – punctuality, integrity, loyalty, employee hungover (too scared again for politically correct reasons to do anything). Dismissal – oh that’s like moving heaven and earth isn’t it?
Police – hamstrung with so much bureaucratic paperwork and administration that it’s easier to toe the politically correct line with respect to social miscreants.
Yes it is sad state the entire world finds itself in and I must admit that this is endemic across the globe and isn’t just in the developed nations.
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