A Venerated Offshoot of the Wrath Economy;

TTTTT – Urgent Political 5t Update; beware of Moral Bankruptcy.

Although Canada has passed beyond subsistence level Wrath, it has as yet failed to accomplish the desired level of Respect Economy observed in its nearest Southern neighbor.

In the US Respect has been available for many years (at least since the Little Boy incident in Japan,) and geographically it tends to collect within the continent, flowing downhill as if on an inclined plane. In an abstract paradox, although Respect flows downhill to US, for a nation to obtain Respect FROM US is an uphill battle. The uphill seems to be from US outward, but other nations tend to view the problem very empathetically.

To understand respect is not as easy as to trade on it. The US Fed serves as a model both for the Favor Bank AND The Bank of Respect, but it is difficult to put much stock in a Favor or Respect market, since the infrastructure has no ideological rubber tree.

To make deposits in the Bank of Respect, one has only to work very hard in absence of recognition. Over time, small deposits such as thanking others SINCERELY for merely doing their job, following up in a polite and timely manner, or normal wear and tear on use of first names, will build until the balance of respect begins to draw a respectable interest. If intellectual property has been used (over time, to plant seeds of development in fertile places,) a watershed event can occur that starts a domino effect, triggered by any single good idea. This idea works by being brought to the attention of a person who independently Commands large amounts of Respect (see more on Commanding Respect below.) Under these conditions (a small percentage of the time,) that individual will demand to see ALL ideas this hapless farmer has planted within the system all at once (to compare and contrast their value.) This invariably results in a meteoric rise to fame, with limelight and burnout associated; the only thing that can salvage so much as a meteorite out of this inferno of attention is another common bureaucratic effect - the aide. If these aides (acting as independent musicians in concert, staying on the same sheet of music, over time,) water individual seeds of ideas to fruition before the disastrous "overnight success," the aides can harvest any value to be had from the better ideas, and take credit for them with their Politicos, while their Politicos sell them on broad street for political capital. The bad seeds are left as evidence that bad apples exist. Under these conditions, the farmer in question can get a very bad taste in his or her mouth, normally described as bitterness. Despite this superficial artifice, such farmers rarely become what they eat in this manner; the best example in all of literature of such a farmer was J.R.R. Tolkien’s "Tom Bombadil." His self effacing modesty is paid homage even by Hollywood elite, who (in making three epic motion picture renditions,) saw no need to embarrass him by further exhibitionism. To learn of him alone, the book "The Fellowship of the Ring" tells his part in its entirety before Merry and Pippin even get to the Inn where Frodo meets Strider. Just as Bombadil was not defined by bitterness, random historical farmers who have avoided the crucible of stardom usually come to thank their lucky stars, and otherwise refuse to be unhappy; Patriotism is a common excuse. Such are the observable problems of EARNING RESPECT.

Winning respect is the most commonly engaged form of Corporate Respect. The strategy here is to "brace" an individual who (for one reason or another HAS respect,) and "take" him in a forum. Under these conditions if the competition is appropriately managed ('Jury Rigging' is more common in the Court of Public Opinion than a Court of Law of the Land,) all superficial observers consent to transfer the entirety of their respect from the old owner to the new, in a kind of wire transfer. Carpet baggers, Day Traders, Hired Guns (and their abbreviated sons,) and Top Gun types all do well in this environment; Darwin's theory on the Equine species adequately describes their developmental process. If an individual in the Jury lacks an adequate supply of credulity (or an appropriately short memory,) they fail to keep up with the wire transfers, and fall behind on payments. DISRESPECT has its _Price_.

The most spectacular form of respect is that of those who simply command it. It is MISSION CRITICAL to understand that this CANNOT be done by creative application of the imperative voice. Generals have accomplished this with historical regularity, although books on how to do so are closely guarded secrets. For more info on authoritative rumor, see the Faustian movie, "The Ninth Gate." Other than Generals, I can't name classes of individuals who Command Respect with any predictability. It is done by those who can.

In "THE SYSTEM," Respect is used for currency, such as any Political Capital would be; relevant regulating authorities refuse service until minimum requirements have been met. If those, who are accustomed to trading _WON_Respect_ about, come into such positions, I surmise that the effect results from a vicious cycle of Respect Inflation. Traditionally, if you hate an individual in "THE SYSTEM," and don't want to pay him Respect, deposits made solely in the name of his Office are allowed.

A major advocate that the Respect System is in disrepair (and in need of infrastructure investment) was a comedian named Rodney Dangerfield. I was not able to attend his funeral, but assume he also broke even, rejoining the Respect ecosystem by sustaining larval worms in preparation for canning. Successful fishermen may never know the debt they owe such individuals.

In closing, funerals are a good place to observe the Inheritance of Respect for almost anyone. Friends and Enemies alike gather for one last Eulogy, and balance accounts of ledgers with "final respects."

Respect once obtained needs appropriate storage and handling. As wine turns to vinegar, stale respect turns to envy. Under these conditions, the recipient typically reciprocates with commensurate jealousy, God himself failing to be immune. Rather than consider his august office an exception to every rule, one can alternatively suppose that an entity jealous of rightful possession is within bounds, as long as jealousy does not turn to possessive isolation. Here jealous boyfriends and girlfriends are continually running aground on the rocks of doubt; the precipitous solution commonly left untried is to have a deadline for commitment (a choice of one above others, not a gift of asylum to the involuntary loser, to address a common misconception.)

These presents are understood to indict the system. All Patriotic Citizens stand by (to see the relevant trial,) fervently hoping for an earnest of better things to come. The best arguments that can be offered are the incontrovertible kind, but these are rare, like compliments that cannot be impeached by pride. Happily, Semantics is only one third of Semiotics, and Arkansas has hot springs symbolizing eternal hope.