That whole ‘deserve’ thing
A twitter exchange with Ed Keenan … which I was shamed into Storifying by @jm_mcgrath.
| “ | @thekeenanwire and the police / government / society we deserve: Over at The Grid, Edward Keenan’s got a thought… http://bit.ly/iFdnA1 | |||
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| “ | .@thekeenanwire I’d agree with you on the need /deserve distinction. I guess what I’m leading toward is the suggestion that unless … | |||
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| “ | .@thekeenanwire … we’re willing to work, actively, for genuine accountability from both the police and the insitutions supposedly … | |||
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| “ | @thekeenanwire … responsible for ensuring that it happens, we *don’t* deserve any better. Not a conclusion I’m especially happy with. | |||
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| “ | .@orwellsbastard has some thoughts on my police column: Deserve’s got nothin’ to do with it? http://bit.ly/mj9vQu | |||
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| “ | @orwellsbastard Interesting questions about “deserve.” On one, crass level, I’d say as consumers we deserve more value for our money… | |||
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| “ | @orwellsbastard …but I tend not to think that way. I think on reflection—and perhaps “deserve” ain’t the right word, I meant we *need*… | |||
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| “ | @orwellsbastard …better from them and we need to demand better. We are, I think, actually entitled TO INSIST ON better as citizens | |||
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| “ | @orwellsbastard And I think to a large extent our civil society depends on us demanding more and succeeding in getting it. | |||
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| “ | @orwellsbastard Think we’re actually driving towards the same point here, more or less. | |||
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| “ | @orwellsbastard Yeah. Deserve’s a strange word that way. | |||
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A storify experiment. Should have thought of this sooner …
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