06/08/2026
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. This key seven-letter word is musically best enunciated in the hit song by Aretha Franklin and originally sung by Otis Redding in 1965. The words epitomise what respect is all about. Redding’s version is a plea from a desperate man, who will give his woman anything she wants.
He won’t care in the least if she wrongs him, as long as he gets his due respect. However, Franklin’s version is a bold declaration from a strong woman. She has everything her man wants. She never does him wrong and only demands his “respect"
Thoughts around 2013 August
13 years later
"The President is Head of State and a member of the ruling Jubilee coalition. He deserves his due decorum, even if many times like I do you don’t necessarily agree with him or his Government."
"In the US, Republicans don’t exactly have a high regard for President Obama, but they will treat him with respect befitting the President of the United States."
Same things seem to repeat itself