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DaLaohu 353 points ago +357 / -4

Sometimes I think countries with mandatory military training are correct. In my Army career I rapidly learned "respect the rank, not the person." Which means you can not like a superior, but you still treat him with respect. And in the Army, this includes the President.

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friendly_friends 192 points ago +193 / -1

Hell, I even treat my inferiors with respect. Everyone gets due respect, as long as they are respectful.

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goodatlife123 118 points ago +120 / -2

I will typicalky respect anyone until they give me a reason not to

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Ask_If_Im_A_Cactus 64 points ago +64 / -0

Half of these journalists must have been hit with MK Ultra

I’m serious. I can’t see them but if I visualize them when I hear their obnoxious tone and voice I just see a little blinking antenna popping out of their head like in a cartoon [(orders received must agitate orange man)]

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Konsaki 38 points ago +38 / -0

Half of these journalists must have been hit with MK Ultra

They're PART of MK Ultra...

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AndrewLB 38 points ago +39 / -1

If MK ultra means ‘never been told NO by mommy and daddy’ then I’d agree with you. These spoiled, Ivy League brats wake up every day and try and throw coffee in the Presidents face but every time they catch a right hook to the jaw from his breakfast burrito.

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Savetherepublic2 4 points ago +4 / -0

A firing line of militant women.

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Flipbarryfromreddit 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yep!!!!!

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LatitudeofMind 20 points ago +21 / -1

I agree with this approach, however, we may have to change if we are going to win this battle. The best weapon the left has is shame which includes shaming and disrespecting people they have t even met. We need to shame people who vote against our country. Supporting BLM is a shameful act and should be treated as such.

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Trumpmuppet 2 points ago +2 / -0

That and ignore it. These people want attention and you to be upset. Take it away and they'll be upset and may not do it.

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zabbers 2 points ago +2 / -0

Shame racists like Joe Biden.

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J-C-P 6 points ago +7 / -1

That is because you are a good person.

You are outnumbered!

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heysup 2 points ago +2 / -0

I’d go so far as to say that I’ll SHOW most people respect whether I respect them or not.

Then again, I’m not scared of respectful debate. I can even agree to disagree in most circumstances. The minute you openly disrespect me in conversation, it’ll be top level standup vs heckler and I’ll bury you. And please, don’t make it physical. Even if you can kick my ass, you’ll know I was there. And that’s no way to feel in the morning.

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Cray_cray_ 34 points ago +35 / -1

Fast food restaurant worker gets "yes ma'am/sir" and "no ma'am/sir" from me 100% of the time.

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Southern_Belle 24 points ago +24 / -0

Same here.

And if I know their names, it's Miss or Mister: Miss Jean and Mr. Rob, especially if they are older.

I'm in the South.

When calling customer support, I ask their names and ask how they are doing. And I USE their names during the call.

Important to respect people as individuals.

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walls4america 9 points ago +9 / -0

I'm from the South, too. What I find interesting is that places I've visited in Mexico feel more like the South than most other U.S. regions I've been. Including using salutations of respect.

Just as in the South, they formally address people as Mr./Mrs./Miss with surname. Or not as formal by using a certain salutation before first names. Most Americans are familiar with Spanish "Señor" "Señora" and "Señorita" with surnames. But to show respect when using first names, you first add title "Don" (for a man) or "Doña" (for a woman).

So in Spanish, GEOTUS is "Don Don." ;-)

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supermagafragilistic 7 points ago +7 / -0

Same here. I had one jokingly call me out on it once because she was maybe 19 and I was in my mid 30's. I just told her it was how I was raised and drove off.

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CQVFEFE 3 points ago +3 / -0

Ha ha, ma'am to a high school kid :)

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zabbers 4 points ago +4 / -0

Thank you for your contribution Mr. friendly_friends.

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WhitePowerRanger 0 points ago +3 / -3

This. However a lot of people fall short of their end of the bargain

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Art-Vandelay41 123 points ago +123 / -0

It’s like having a liberal professor

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murderhornet 17 points ago +18 / -1

Patriots in control.

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ClownTamer 26 points ago +28 / -2

I’d much rather have mandatory military service when you come of age than optional wikipedia degrees and breadth requirements that include them in colleges. One imparts valuable skills and character. The other robs people of them and makes many of them go deranged.

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ClownTamer 11 points ago +11 / -0

If we were to have ‘PE’ or breadth requirements in college or elsewhere, military training should definitely be among them. As should finance. We could do without entire subjects from K12 through undergrad, on into graduate school. If we’re going to make something an essential requirement outside of the core focus of a major, or in HS, it should actually impart essential skills and practical knowledge. Hell, make a breadth requirement be minoring in a practical trade like plumbing or construction or being an electrician. I went to a top tier University and people there would have been infinitely better off being ‘forced’ to learn personal finance and plumbing alongside their chosen field than take Erotic Literature 69. Some of the optional PE classes included what’s basically ‘Peaceful walking’. Not joking.

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RallyinStJohnsWood 6 points ago +6 / -0

SERVICE GUARANTEES CITIZENSHIP

I did my part - will you ?

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Roguepepe 3 points ago +3 / -0

We started with a company of 84 and only 42 graduated. Mandatory enlistment is fine, doesn't mean they graduate. Maybe the drop out will learn something.

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ClownTamer 2 points ago +2 / -0

I agree that not everyone has what it takes to make it as a career serviceman, but I still think everyone in 99% of cases can serve in some capacity for at least a year or three, sans some disabled folks.

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Flipbarryfromreddit 23 points ago +23 / -0

Well said!!!!!!

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r4ptur3 25 points ago +25 / -0

I think if more were dragged out kicking and screaming from press conferences after disrespecting the office, it might incentivize more to show some respect to not just the individual, but the position.

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goodatlife123 9 points ago +11 / -2

Cries of mah fashist woud only intensify and echo x100000

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DaLaohu 11 points ago +20 / -9

Most of my career was during Obama's Presidency. He was my President even though I didn't vote for him. He was my Commander in Chief. He still got my respect.

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cara_c 13 points ago +13 / -0

Obama was a usurper with a fake birth story and problems with every single one of his identification documents. He was propped up by a corrupt establishment and controlled media, including the "conservative" media. They thought the people would never know and that those who did know would be powerless to do anything about it. I have only contempt for Obama and those who empowered him. They did incalculable harm to America and Americans.

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Liberty1885 10 points ago +16 / -6

I have to disagree a little bit. I still have very libertarian leanings and I really dont have any respect for the office of the president or any other government official. I see them all with the lens of an employer to an employee. They work for me and you and We pay their salaries.

I respect the Man not the Office, that's why I always said "Mr. Obama" and "President Trump"

I saw Obama as a worthless Discrace and while he was in power I held No regard for the Office of president either.

I respect the hell out of Donald Trump though.......Now that is a man who Deserves Respect!! Not because of his power, but because of what he has done with it.

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DaLaohu 1 point ago +1 / -0

"Respect the rank, not the person." All that means is that you can follow the orders and give professional respect to a person you hate. I don't know why this is so hard to understand and do, which is why I sometimes think the US should have mandatory military training. Or at least raise your kids with this understanding.

And I really don't want to go down the philosophical rabbit-holes about What-if!?!?!??! Those moments are so far and few between, and you're asking me about what happens in the military. UCMJ. That's the answer. Yes, I know of the times and moments when bad soldiers do evil. What happens is that they either don't have the rank anymore, or they're not a Soldier anymore. There was a major who raped a subordinate and at the time of the action was entering retirement. The Army re-enlisted him back into the Army just for the sake of being able to knock him back down to Private so he retired with zilch. The Army knows how to handle its bad people. You just gotta make sure the right people know. (And since for some reason .win doesn't have an option to disable inbox replies, I'm not replying to any "BUT THERE WAS THIS TIME THE ARMY LET THIS GUY GET AWAY WITH RAPING BABIES!?!?!?!" I'm not talking about exceptions. I'm replying to a "How-to." I don't see why it's so hard for the internet to stay on topic.)

"Respect the rank, not the person." Even if you have a jerk as your leader, deal with it. Grow up. Follow orders. Shut up. And yes, I was in that situation. I just followed orders and stayed out of the girly gossip. The guy I'm thinking of, eventually, his time came to be the Platoon Sergeant and he was passed over for the position even though he was next-in-line for the job. Because he was a jerk, and everyone knew it. So, he went to another company to be someone else's problem.