Can we maybe stop using the expression "LOCK THEM UP"...

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97. so who's the next Bill Clinton to step in and make complicated ideas accessible?

when Democrats force ourselves to engage in disciplined nuanced communications, we put ourselves at a significant disadvantage competing against an opponent with considerable marketing expertise and no compunctions about aggressive sloganeering.
and when we funnel ideas through a select number of approved sources talented enough to express a body of such subtleties and details masterfully, we get accused of elitism.

our politicians should not feel bound to an overly complicated set of messages and talking points. even moreso, the people who bother to take time from their days to rally in support of our politicians should not feel those bindings. imho. i'm far more concerned about the tendency of our rallies and protests to erupt in violence -- vandalism of commercial districts followed by overzealous police response, driving an unhealthy distance between our various causes and the communities they would most benefit.