"Respect is a reciprocal commodity", you say.
So, let me ask you, and please answer as honestly as you can:
Did you respect Donald Trump when he announced his intention to run for the presidency or were you one of the condescending mob who considered it a joke?
Did you respect Donald Trump when he demolished all his primary rivals, on by one with biting criticism, wit, sarcasm, truth and total lack of the usual phoniness?
Did you respect Donald Trump when he proved to the world what a fraud Hillary Clinton was in the debates, in spite of CNN assistance?
Did you respect Donald Trump for overcoming the seemingly impossible and beat the unbeatable-first-female-can't-lose darling of the Left?
And for the flip side:
Do you still respect the two time loser - first to one she never considered her racial equal and second, to whom she never considered her political equal because he had "no path to the presidency"?
Do you still respect Hillary Clinton who blames the whole world for her own woeful sloppy campaign and its well deserved electoral comeuppance.
As you say, respect is a reciprocal commodity.
"Did you respect Donald Trump when he announced his intention to run for the presidency or were you one of the condescending mob who considered it a joke?"
As he announced his candidacy, he made a point to refer to Mexicans as 'rapists, murderers, drug dealers'. and some, he presumed, were good people. His utter lack of respect for those people demonstrated he had no concept of respect.
"Did you respect Donald Trump when he demolished all his primary rivals, on by one with biting criticism, wit, sarcasm, truth and total lack of the usual phoniness?"
He demolished his opponents with churlish disrespect, not by clearly showing any adept and thoughtful policy differences. Lyin' Ted, Little Marco and 'Low energy' Jeb does not come up to the threshold of truth and total lack of usual phoniness. Such rhetoric appeals to the lowest form of person.
"Did you respect Donald Trump when he proved to the world what a fraud Hillary Clinton was in the debates, in spite of CNN assistance?"
He proved what a bully and boor he truly is. He rudely interupped her and showed his childish side by commenting that she should be in jail. His debate performances were immature and by belittleing his opponent, he failed to elevate himself. What kind of person champions the noxious idea that one can build one's self up by tearing someone else down?
"Did you respect Donald Trump for overcoming the seemingly impossible and beat the unbeatable-first-female-can't-lose darling of the Left?"
The election showed that the level of civility in this nation has sunk to the same loathsome plateau of professional wrestling. The brats have grown up and registered as Republicans.