Permission to speak freely sir?
Respect is something you earn, not something that comes automatically with the uniform.
I don't want a fixed seat in the crewbus, and I sure would like my colleague in the cockpit to speak up even - and this may come as a shock to you - when he is not spoken to! Or would you like him sitting next to you, silently waiting for things to get out of hand, when you make a mistake? Or wait, maybe you never make mistakes?
Get real, CRM did not get us in this situation. Poor managment combined with the low cost philosophy did.