And as far as "Respect must earned, not given by default," look-I don't know you at all. Should I treat you disrespectfully right off the bat? You certainly haven't "earned" my respect, so why should I give it to you? I choose, however, to treat you with respect by default, because I feel (and probably a few other people do too) that this makes our society much more pleasant to live in. How is it that asking for respect translates into an unreasonable demand, or a loss of free speech?