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  I can't respect anyone I don't know. I don't think they are useless or anything but I don't think of them as a person I can trust or rely on until I know them. Treating someone with respect and respecting someome you dont know are two different things. Surely that's makes more sense than to instantly respect someone right from the start.
context: Disagree. 
  Courtesy is owed and should be given. Respect is earned. >
  
  That is just having good manners. Manners are basically about showing respect >
  
  This is valid.  Perhaps it should be "Respect is maintained, not just given." >
  
  Everyone deserves a baseline of respect. However, there are incremental levels of respect. So the saying should be: “Anything over baseline respect is earned”. >
  
  Respect is given, but trust is earned