2007-12-27 13:15:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think there's often a "mistake" (as I'm sure most are well aware of their own intentions to instill FEAR into others), but I would say that fear is often considered acceptable as a fair substitute for respect.
2007-12-27 13:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Its the other way around, many a times people think the respect given them is coz of fear and try to use that to freighten, but true respect is out of Love and not fear.
2007-12-27 23:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by senthil r 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes,I believe that unhealthy fear can be mistaken for respect,at times...Another variation of the many meanings of fear,that is spoken of in the Bible(Fear of God),is actually synonomous with respect however and is not akin to an intimidating or horror inducing fear.
2007-12-27 21:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the person or situation. Many times it is. Do you think most people really respected Hitler or feared him? There are people in this world that I fear and unfortunately many of them would mistake that for respect. It's something in the megalomaniacs nature.
2007-12-27 22:57:08 · answer #4 · answered by ghostwolf 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so, in that people who force their way upon others by threats of harm will probably get their way, via the person's natural fear of harm, and will mistake that reaction for respect, the respect they feel is naturally due a person of their obvious (in their own minds) authority.
I think that a person who is stupid enough to take fear for respect is also one who will continue this forceful, sometimes violent, behavior in order to continue to get "respect" and will probably never be able to make a true distinction between the two, never having experienced true respect, never truly having earned it or having deserved it.
Why does this question instantly bring to mind dictators like Hitler and Hussein and Mussolini and Idi Amin, puffing out their chests and shouting commands through radio and TV to the world? They strike me of great examples of this.
pantheistic-ally yours,
Lady Morgana
2007-12-27 21:40:07 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Morgana 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately yes at times; especially in the parent/child relationship.
I have seen how many parents install fear in the child as a form of discipline. Which I so disagree with.
I am building a relationship with my children for them to respect me and be disciplined and for them not to fear me if ever they have some sort of problem and want to seek my help. I not only want to be a parent but also their friend.
2007-12-27 21:58:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
People often respect fear. So yes,
2007-12-27 21:19:58 · answer #7 · answered by punch 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a great deal of the time. It take time to realize that it is not worthy of respect. You have to get through what has been driven into you, what has been pounded into you, until you can realize the difference. Before you can realize that what causes fear does not necessarily deserve respect.
2007-12-27 21:31:36 · answer #8 · answered by Bella Wolffe 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Look at the Germans/Europe during WWII. Hitler thought people liked him, but they were afraid to speak out because they knew by the next day they would be dead.
Same way in some countries in today's world. If you speak out against the government, you're dead. The calmness makes the leader assume everyone likes them, that they like their style of ruling, etc. when in reality most of them hate it.
2007-12-27 21:19:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I respect crocodiles out of fear.....
...and the chruch would like you do the same to God. It's an old ploy.
2007-12-27 21:23:18 · answer #10 · answered by Sly Phi AM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋