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In reply to the discussion: Democrats: Give rural voters a reason to trust and support the party [View all]Sophia4
(3,515 posts)is an important aspect of clarity in my view. On that we agree. Absolutely.
On the other hand, today, in our democracy, many people are failing to fulfill their duty to inform themselves and to try to understand the views of all sides. And that IS our duty as citizens in a democracy. We cannot blame others for using words we don't understand. We have to study and learn what those words mean.
To get elected, usually, a politician has to be able to communicate which means make him- or herself understood. That means as you point out, he or she has to explain things carefully and with compassion for the listener.
I know I will get a lot of flack on this website if I point a simple fact out: Bernie Sanders is very good at communicating. He knows how to explain things, how to speak to people. Just a fact in my view.
I think that lectures about engineering or technical or intellectual topics are a category of their own. The lecturer expects a professional office to be familiar with the terminology before the lecture begins. Right or wrong, that is very different from a political speech or writing on DU.