Hello everyone. Been a listener for about 3 years and this is my first post in the forums.
I love the message that's being put out there by Stefan and people like us. The ideas and the logic are sound and even if I might have a slight disagreement personally on an emotional level I still agree with the facts and evidence presented. I think people like us are going to be essential in saving the world by waking people up from the brainwashing that has infected the human condition and impeded our true potential as a species and a society.
However we can (and must) do better and reach more people to continue spreading this message. Reason and evidence works on the intelligent and reasonable and that's why we're all here, but what about the rest? We have an echo chamber where we can talk amoungst ourselves but what about getting that message to those who disagree due to their ignorance and emotional barriers? History has shown that the ideas that gain wide appeal are the one's that are made most palatable through pretty faces and superficial appeal. The left has been particularly good at this with bread and circuses and using the media to push their agenda through celebrity and popular movements, so why not us in some way?
I personally like Stefan and I find him to be eloquent and entertaining, but there are quite a few people out there that are repelled by him and his presentation unfortunately. Some of the complaints I've heard is "He sounds like he's talking down to me" or "He's a know it all" or "He sounds so arrogant" and so on.. Hell there are people who take his classical theater influenced presentations as a personal insult and hate his accent, and that is their stopping point in watching the show. It's such a pity that people are turned off to the taste and nutrition of the food being presented just because they don't like how it looks or smells. Emotional knee jerk objections coming from people who would probably listen if they didn't have a personal aversion to the presenter.
Couldn't that perhaps be improved on with a more populous friendly and down to earth face to present the ideas? I'm not saying Stefan should step aside and get a new host but I'm thinking perhaps another show secretly sponsored by free domain radio with a more lefty and female friendly host who could get right past those emotional barriers. A show that uses a pretty face and kinder tone to slowly introduce the ideas. A host that is "likable" as a primary objective (just like how the media does it). A more interactive show with more real time call ins and shorter debates that are more geared to inform rather than vanquish the opposition. A show that perhaps doesn't go full AnCap at first and tries to build an audience by being entertaining primarily and slowly presenting the facts and evidence? A variety show with comedy, animations, out on the street interviews, special guests, and other various segments.
I guess what it boils down to is Anarcho-Capitalism needs a public relations team basically. The opposition is built on pretty looking and sounding bullshit and I think we can do the same thing, but with substance and facts as our foundation instead.
Any other ideas? I could be dead wrong about all this but I wanted to put it out there and see what you all think. I just think we have to sugarcoat the message for the "children" to get them to take their medicine so to speak. They know they need to take it but will come up with any excuse not to. Lets make them want to take it.