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LordEden · 01-11-2010, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by KirStang

Respect is not governed by what position a person held, but rather by the person's character. I treat every one with a modicum of respect, and it's up to them to garner more or less deference.

QFT.

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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq

I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

Civilian or Solider should be added to that list. Cyn's sig speaks the truth.

I respect anyone serves in the defense of the country I live in. That said, if you a complete asshole to me or anyone around me, rank or not, you are an asshole. I'm not going to bend over backwards to defend someone who acts like a dick because he/she is in the military. I feel the same way about firefighters and policemen. I've met a lot of really good cops/firefighters and I've met my share of rednecks on power trips, same goes with military personnel. Wearing a badge (of any kind) does not give you the right to treat the people around you like shit.

I see this thread turning into a "you hate the military, then you hate the USA, fuck you!" thread, but I could be wrong.