re: #78 piratedan

Beck is rich because he knows many Americans are desperately seeking comfort and reassurance (e.g., see below with Bachmann needing her “concerns” justified) and he gives his audience what they want to hear.

I’ve been watching the previous episodes of Who Do You Think You Are, given my task this year to work on genealogy. Both the American and the original UK version. What is becoming quite noticeable in the American episodes is how much magical thinking there is going on, how people fantasize some magical power about themselves, their ancestors, as well as the usual religious magick.

Maybe I really am just an urban elitist snob, but why do all these Americans need constant reinforcement about how wonderful and magical they are?