We discussed this for ages yesterday. It's essential to distinguish between respecting the right to express an idea & respecting the idea.https://twitter.com/CBLK08/status/881511564322287616 …
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If we have to respect all ideas as well as the right to hold & express all ideas, we end up either respecting horrible ideas or...
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...deciding that only ideas we like can be expressed.
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Or 'respect' no longer has any meaning coz we're respecting ideas we think true, false, ethical and unethical.
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To respect "the opinions" is an assumption that the other has a right to it, otherwise, it would be open to challenge, so why separate?