Do we need a definition of “deserve”? Perhaps it does not correspond to anything in reality. I would certainly argue that it doesn’t correspond to anything in politics.
For instance, should we have a council that doles out things people deserve? It just seems silly.
Politics is ideally a giant cost/benefit satisficing operation. Practically, it is an agglomeration of power plays. I don’t see where “deserve” fits in.
Do we need a definition of “deserve”? Perhaps it does not correspond to anything in reality. I would certainly argue that it doesn’t correspond to anything in politics.
For instance, should we have a council that doles out things people deserve? It just seems silly.
Politics is ideally a giant cost/benefit satisficing operation. Practically, it is an agglomeration of power plays. I don’t see where “deserve” fits in.
A “council that doles out things people deserve” sounds like Parecon: Life After Capitalism by Michael Albert.
(Personally, it fills me with horror, but there are people who think it’s a good idea.)