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You missed the central point of the statement:

This is what he prefers, what he stands for, and what he is selling: the courage to pursue anyone you want, and the skills to make the person you desire desire you back.

It's not wrong at all to put what you want on a pedestal. It seems pretty obvious to me that when you desire something it's because you value it.

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Not wrong, just backwards and ineffective. It's often when you stop caring that the object of your desire arrives at your door.

I think his outlook on achieving his goal interferes with every reasonable pick-up theory in the world, is offensive to women of other color, and is borderline fascist.

I also think he is using his race as an excuse for his problems.

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