Don’t take my answer seriously, and I am not a native speaker, but I would like to have an input in giving answer as the way I understood.
Grammatically, the sentence is totally correct, but it isn’t common to use.
The purpose of the question is intended to shape itself as a grammar more than a meaning.
So the meaning isn’t necessary in question made such ways.
It sounds awkward, because there is a rule, as I think, implying: sometime
- something limited (lefties) can belong to something in general (much respect); conversely, something in general unlimited (much respect) can’t belong to something limited (lefties)
We can say:
- We deserve a better life.
- We , the only people, deserve a better life.
- we demand freedom
But we rarely hear people say:
- life is deserved by us.
- Because life could deserved by (every thing) by us, by animal, by exited athletes, by encouraged students, by good teacher. So you can get an extended number of what deserved by life.
- Freedom is demanded by us.