Respect: The Foundation | Forum

I'm going to answer in the sense of respect and courtesy being synonymous. 

(3) If it is lost, can it be regained?

I don't know. I'll let you know if it ever happens.  Maybe even in some 99 cent store parking lot. (esoteric reference) 

Respect:

(1) What does it mean to you?

  Credibility based on merit.

(2) How is it earned?

  Through demonstration.

(3) If it is lost, can it be regained?

   Only if one learns from errors of the past and acquires merit in the future.   If one repeats egregious errors,  I'd find it difficult to even pay attention enough to determine that it warrants redemption. 

I'm going to answer in the sense of respect and courtesy being synonymous. 

To me, courtesy is rooted in the actor, but respect is rooted in the subject. A courteous person shows courtesy, but a respectable person gets respect.

An image of the Gadsden Flag would be sufficient here.

It indicates how anal I am that I was 99.9% certain of what that was, but Googled it anyway to be sure. (I was right.)

So is that the starting point? "Don't fuck with me, I won't fuck with you?"

To me the whole reason I don't tread on the snake is because it bites. A worm can be tread on without consequence. So even that degree of respect requires a certain standard.

Maybe even in some 99 cent store parking lot. (esoteric reference) 

I'll admit you lost me.

SIN, your answers are short enough that they raise questions of definition on their own.

A lot of people equivocate the term respect. Some demand to be shown "respect" before they will show it, or demand that their "respect" be reciprocated, but expect to be shown a higher tier of respect than that they show.