@domi
I think I can respect someone's actions.
For example, if someone throws a ball and it hits a small target from a long distance, I can respect that.
If the target was my window, I might not like it, but I can still respect the thrower achieved such a difficult goal (even though I don't agree with the goal).
Similarly, I can respect a work of art, a feat of engineering, or the design of a programming language.