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If your idea of respect is the lack of physical violence or loud arguing, then I concede. Many Americans are capable of not beating people up or screaming at them while disagreeing.
Not just beating them up or screaming at them, but politely disagreeing while still recognizing their value as a person/citizen. It is about having the freedom to be in the minority of people who believe what you do without fear of reprisal. Also, not acting like this:
"A waiter,'' she wrote, "looked as if he was going to spit in my pizza. A man in the dining hall asked me what the pin said, twice, and then walked away. I felt like dirt. I felt worse than dirt.''
Quote from this article which I referenced in my original statement.
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