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Title: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Permabulker on November 17, 2008, 09:37:24 AM
Feared...

Discuss
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 17, 2008, 09:43:13 AM
Feared...

Discuss

Machiavelli in "The Prince" discussed this at length and came to the conculusion that it is better to be feared.

Chazz Palmenteri in a Bronx Tale said the same thing.
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Permabulker on November 17, 2008, 09:45:37 AM
Machiavelli in "The Prince" discussed this at length and came to the conculusion that it is better to be feared.

Chazz Palmenteri in a Bronx Tale said the same thing.

So does Permabulker.  Case closed.  On to the next subject.  ;D
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: MCWAY on November 17, 2008, 09:49:53 AM
Machiavelli in "The Prince" discussed this at length and came to the conculusion that it is better to be feared.

Chazz Palmenteri in a Bronx Tale said the same thing.

It’s better to be respected, even better to be loved.

Why? People will sacrifice for you and give you their all, when they truly care for you. That doesn’t happen with fear. Once someone stops being afraid of you, you're effectively POWERLESS!!!

People who love you often give you what you DON'T deserve and spare you from what you DO deserve.


Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Permabulker on November 17, 2008, 09:50:44 AM
It’s better to be respected, even better to be loved.

Why? People will sacrifice for you and give you their all, when they truly care for you. That doesn’t happen with fear. Once someone stops being afraid of you, you're effectively POWERLESS!!!

People who love you often give you what you DON'T deserve and spare you from what you DO deserve.




Agreed.  If we lived in Disneyland.
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Soul Crusher on November 17, 2008, 09:51:06 AM
It’s better to be respected, even better to be loved.

Why? People will sacrifice for you and give you their all, when they truly care for you. That doesn’t happen with fear. Once someone stops being afraid of you, you're effectively POWERLESS!!!

People who love you often give you what you DON'T deserve and spare you from what you DO deserve.




However, love is fickle.  Fear, unless proven otherwise, is permanent.
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 17, 2008, 09:52:07 AM
depends on what level.  Fear is a terrible quality for employers to instill.  They'll get a lot further with respect.  Joe badass wannabe probably feels good if he thinks he's feared.  A government is going to do best with other nations if they are equally feared and respected and of course for the people in relation to government, it's better to be feared :D
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: OzmO on November 17, 2008, 09:54:10 AM
Respected.

Because respect allows you to influence.


Fear causes dissent
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Permabulker on November 17, 2008, 10:22:06 AM
Feared by your enemies and respected by your peers...  Sheesh, none of you got it...  8)
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: 240 is Back on November 17, 2008, 10:25:12 AM
People chose Respect over Fear in the 2008 election.
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Permabulker on November 17, 2008, 10:28:25 AM
People chose Respect over Fear in the 2008 election.

Wrong

People feel short with a lack of options in the 2008 election.  Sorry brother in law! 
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Hereford on November 17, 2008, 10:31:25 AM
Some people are going to be disrespectful no matter what though.

They respond better to fear than respect.
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Dos Equis on November 17, 2008, 10:37:33 AM
Depends.  If you're talking about enemies, then fear.  If we're talking about employees and kids, then I'd say a combination of the two.  If it's colleagues, then respect. 
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: MCWAY on November 17, 2008, 10:41:03 AM
Agreed.  If we lived in Disneyland.

So, at no time in your life has anyone shown you mercy. You were NEVER spared the full penalty of a wrong that you did (not even so much as let off with a warning by a cop for speeding)?
Title: Re: Is it better to be feared or respected?
Post by: Permabulker on November 17, 2008, 10:46:20 AM
So, at no time in your life has anyone shown you mercy. You were NEVER spared the full penalty of a wrong that you did (not even so much as let off with a warning by a cop for speeding)?

I do the ticket writting thank you and have a nice day!   ;)

This next quote sums it up well.

Depends.  If you're talking about enemies, then fear.  If we're talking about employees and kids, then I'd say a combination of the two.  If it's colleagues, then respect.