Those who seem to be promising an end to existing disparities as a result of whatever policies they advocate, may be promising what cannot be delivered, regardless of the particular policies being advocated. Moreover, the clash between numerical goals, fervently pursued, and the repeatedly frustrated attempts to reach those goals is not without social consequences, including dire consequences for society as a whole—and perhaps especially dire for the less fortunate, who suffer most when social order breaks down amid heady crusades.
