@Master True. Because elders were the wikipedia of yesteryear. They were the ones who knew all that had to be known. Hence respect.
And we had the clan-type of society until recent times in rural areas of Europe. But leaving aside all the debate on disregarding the "traditional" mum-n-dad family, the more natural (read healthy if you like) and ancient setup is actually the clan.
Come to think of it, I've even heard lefties say that, which the right found laughable as usual because it came from the lefty's mouth.
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