I think the topic's pretty subjective when you factor in morality.

How one person applies "deserves" in life will differ from the next.

Take genocide for example. One group feels that another deserves to be removed. It may be that this conflicts with many of the other groups' moral stances, and as a result, the offending group may be attacked themselves. Does this clarify who had deserved what? Perhaps if you go by majority rule. Yet, I'm sure that you will find instances in history where a minority group decided that they deserved something the majority was against, and you would agree with the minority's stance.

There isn't a global standard for morality. Some follow a religion's outlines and many create their own stance on right and wrong.

"Deserve" is simply a word I hesitate to use. I rely only on my personal stance on justice and the realization of the actions I am willing to take to defend it's place in my world. I cannot see the entire scope of a man's life down to the infinitesimal details. I cannot rely on my own perception to be of perfect morality, as it is subjective. Therefore I feel unfit to judge in matters of who deserves what.

~Sphinx

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