"He certainly deserves the utmost protocol and respect."
Look, I'm going to try to be as good as I can and make a point without targeting anything at Dun Ringall. I'm in the midst of trying to make peace there. But, your statement brings up another problem in the Martial arts world in general.
Having high rank and mucho respect in martial arts is not and should not be an automatic validation of bad behavior. In other words, having red on your belt doesn't mean you're free to be an ***. The libertarian in me says Question Authority, Question Everything! The classic liberal in me says we should all be accountable for our behavior and only our behavior. Class and status should not be mitigators. We should answer for what we do.
The conservative in me is small, cowering in a corner.
As it is, we act like someone being a high mucky-much puts them beyond reproach. If we do enough of that, lo and behold, they are. All the time I hear people complain, "why are there such big egos in the higher ranks?"
Because we make it that way from the lower ranks.
Peace,
Scott
P.S. Again, this is not a shot at Dun Ringall. That's a different issue. It's a shot at anyone who puts their "superiors" on a pedestal and then dutifully ignores the clay feet. Respect is vital, but should not be blind.
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