What's your thoughts on "respect"?

I respect anyone of any age who is deserving of it. I'm generally a nice person unless someone gives me a reason not to be nice to them, but that doesn't happen very often thankfully.

"Age is not an accomplishment, and youth is not a sin"- Robert Heinlein.

One of my childhood bullies had the nerve to tell me I should respect him since he was a couple years older. If Hitler was still alive he'd be older than most people, but he sure as hell wouldn't be deserving of respect.

just because a person is of a certain age does not mean you have to respect them if they do not show respect to others.. you have to show respect to get respect.

I believe everyone should be shown a basic level of respect whether they "deserve" it or not. It is possible to show respect even if you don't feel it. I do believe people who are older than you are worthy of respect not because they are older, but because they have more life experience and presumably know more than you do.

Ok, I agree to a certain extent. You do not have to HAVE respect for people if they do not deserve it. My mother abused prescription pills when I was your age and did horrible things to me and said horrible things to me because of it. I had no respect for her or her actions then. HOWEVER, just because you have no respect for someone older than you, doesn't mean you can act disrespectfully toward them. I believe that you should show respect to your elders, even if you don't have respect for them. I don't think a young person has the right to talk to an adult any way they want, or treat them with disrespect. Whether you like it or not, people older than you know more than you do and have been through more than you have. You may not understand things they do or like them, but you don't get to back talk or anything like that. That's immature. I'm only 26 years old, and I disagree with my mom to this day and tell her politely when I do and I still do not have a lot of respect for things she does, but I am always polite and only stern with her about my children. I would not curse her, raise a hand to her, or really raise my voice because I was not raised to. Not having respect for someone is different than disrespecting them. Besides, whatever behavior they have that you don't respect you may not understand the reason for, because you have not been around as long as they have. So if someone is older than you and rude to you, it doesn't mean you have to respect them or like them or kiss their butt or whatever, but you shouldn't be a punk smart aleck. If you can't say anything nice, don't say nothing at all :)

I was brought up to respect everybody without exception. What makes you think at 15 that you can judge others and so react accordingly, I am sure your parents have told you that respect is the most important thing in life and if other do not show it to you then it should not affect the good manners you were brought up with.