deserving
Entry Word: deserving
Function: adjective
Meaning: having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward <gifts donated to deserving children every Christmas> — see worthy
merit
Main Entry: 1mer·it
Pronunciation: \ˈmer-ət, ˈme-rət\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French merite, from Latin meritum, from neuter of meritus, past participle of merēre to deserve, earn; akin to Greek meiresthai to receive as one's portion, meros part
Date: 14th century
1 a obsolete : reward or punishment due b : the qualities or actions that constitute the basis of one's deserts c : a praiseworthy quality : virtue d : character or conduct deserving reward, honor, or esteem; also : achievement
2 : spiritual credit held to be earned by performance of righteous acts and to ensure future benefits
3 a plural : the substance of a legal case apart from matters of jurisdiction, procedure, or form b : individual significance or justification
These are men without virtue, men of very low character who conduct themselves as auditory whores and who have few to no praiseworthy categories.
They are "doing something 'right'" in the same way which a street hooker or bank robber can be said to have done something right because she earned money from it. Doesn't make her deserving.
