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with all due respect

In military parlance it means 'no more respect than protocol requires me to show'. Opposite of the term: 'with respect'.

Said to a superior, a means of veiling contempt adequately enough to evade disciplinary action (depending on the words following it.) Applied frequently by top brass toward Congressmen during Senate Committee Hearings.

Said to a subordinate (rarely,) it sarcastically emphasizes how little respect the superior is required to SHOW, and how much less they're required to HAVE for the subordinate.
Commander Knox: Admiral, with all due respect, this is my boat.
Admiral Graham: Not anymore, "with all due respect".
by enkephalin07 March 2, 2016
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with all due respect

another way to say "listen to me, you stubborn idiot!"
with all due respect, you should keep your hands off my keyboard.

with all due respect, keep that shit to yourself.
by charles chau April 9, 2008
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i mean, i respect that

(phrase)
when you sincerely have much respect for something

when you need an ice breaker in everyday conversation
Speaker A - "Yeah bro, I'm about to hit the gym"
Speaker B - "I mean, I respect that"
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paranoia respect

The latest and greatest Paranoia remix out yet. The artist name is .3k and the song is "off the hook". This has an insane stepchart with a lot of stream. Towards the end comes a lot of eighth note streams with freeze notes in the stream. Impossible to combo this song at all. This should give Yasu a run for his money. Give this one a try.
PARANOiA Respect is the coolest Paranoia ever.
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Sidemen respect day

On the 5th of may we will respect the sidemen even more than normal at quarter to 11 clap for 7 seconds then shout sidemen. If you have merch try wearing it.
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with all due respect

‎"'With all due respect' is a much nicer way of saying 'Listen here, you fucking moron.'" --Andy Borowitz
"With all due respect to the folks that are out there running for office, as well, but if you replace a Democrat insider with a Republican insider, do you think that is gonna change a thing in Washington, D.C.?" --Rick Perry
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Mutual Respect

When I hear people say they do not respect anyone, my guess is that they are saying that there is no one they admire in all aspects of life. Very few people hold up the high standard for respect, especially in these days when the private lives of public figures are put under such close scrutiny of the media.

In essence of respect is accepting a person for what they are and what they present themselves to be. Respect exists in a range from mild acceptance to total admiration. On the acceptance end of the spectrum, we decide that the values of the behavior of someone are within the wide range of what we find to be tolerable. We may not fully understand the person or their motivations, but people found a way to accommodate reason. This minimizes conflict.
Consequently, our respecting someone comes down to a judgment we make, and like any judgment, it’s a choice. In order to make a prudent choice, we weigh the observed evidence and do our best to screen out our own prejudice in the light of consequences that will follow from the choice. That being said i.e. that is to say, ask yourself what would your relationship will be like if you determine you respect this person compared to what your relationship would be like if you decided not to respect him?

In essence I am me, you are you, I respect me as well as respect you. We can just have Mutual Respect. That’s the main topic I feel people need to take a step, breath and think about what brings respect to counter prejudice over different peoples way of living. Mutual freedom of expression leads to better management, consulting, congregational and philosophers alike using communication within people shapes many more forces that seemed beyond the power of an individual. Until these people find the will to respect one another.
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