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Or they “want you to stay in America, build a career, become wealthy, become a professional, become a person of influence in business or politics, and have a pro-Israeli sentiment.”

The premise is that, if you tithe to these preachers, they will insure that you are blessed by God, and you will yourself become wealthy.

Mr. Frank did not seem to think that helping poor people become wealthy was a good idea.

“Desperately Seeking Soulmate” reveals more about the Ayans’ backstory and how two utterly average millennials harnessed the power of the internet to become wealthy, self-styled dating gurus who wielded enormous control over their followers, all from the comfort of their Michigan living room.

In the same way that colonial Seattleites believed they could fashion a great city from thin air and willpower, many American city dwellers — even the urban poor — believe themselves momentarily defeated aristocrats who one day will become wealthy with just a little more effort.