On Respect...
Far too many people think respect is something to be traded, like a commodity in the market or some shit like that. The only thing you should be trading for respect is respectability. What have you shown the world as your reason they should respect you? What deplorable things have you NOT done? What in your daily life would a reasonable person NOT feel less reasonable for respecting? Yes, I know that respectability – and/or a lack thereof – is no longer a deciding factor in whether or not one is allowed to be the one chosen to pretend to run the country. No need to remind me. I don’t, will not, and can not believe in “you give respect to get respect.” The reason is quite simple. I will offer a metaphor. I come from humble beginnings, have made major mistakes and have gotten a grasp on all of my shit to keep together a decent life for my child and family. Sometimes that is in spite of myself, but the worst of it has been placed behind me and my work involves lea