> And yet, if you see a wild bear, you better give it the respect it deserves. > You can completely disagree with a man while being forced to give respect to t

> And yet, if you see a wild bear, you better give it the respect it deserves. > You can completely disagree with a man while being forced to give respect to their position of power. But neither of these is your original statement (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17492143 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17492143), which is that Trump should be given the respect due the presidency. The first statement, that someone (or something) should be given the respect it deserves, is a tautology; I think most people would agree that Trump should be given the respect he deserves, with only the question of how much respect that is. The second statement says that respect is given to the position of power, which is different from giving it to the man. Respecting the presidency as an office is different from respecting the president who is its current office-holder.