discussion post on Sun, November 22, 2009 - 9:42 PM
June 10, 2009
Deb is one of the few people that commands my total respect on this network - not by dint of any particular history, not because I agree with 100% of what she relates, nor because she's been far more respectable than the majority of us, in general, nor has she ever kissed my ass - but she simply commands my total respect.
I don't ignore those kinds of commands unless they're tendered with words. Deb tenders the command with something else. I guess I'll call it "an oblique communication of total respect".
I've never seen her disrespect anyone, or assume something, or mistake direct language for disrespect. She seems to have that rare ability to understand what is being shared, and she seems to value it. That's rare. We're all better for having had access to this example.