"With respect" has more to do with politeness than the form of "respect" you're suggesting. And frankly, this brand of tough-love is really ill-adapted to semi

"With respect" has more to do with politeness than the form of "respect" you're suggesting. And frankly, this brand of tough-love is really ill-adapted to semi-anonymous written discourse. I suspect the reason people appeal to it so much has less to do with its purported righteousness than the ego boost that follows from talking down to people.