A political slogan is a slogan used in a political context. A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ... Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ...
A political slogan generally expresses a goal or aim ("Workers of the world, unite!"). The political slogan Workers of the world, unite!, one of the most famous rallying cries of socialism, comes from Karl Marx and Friedrich Engelss Communist Manifesto. ...
Slogans are effective political devices especially in a heavily mediated context.
They often summarize the essence of a platform effectively, as in 1884 when the United States Republican Party attacked the Democrats as "the party of rum, Romanism, and rebellion". The Democrats were anti-prohibition, many were immigrant Roman Catholics, and southerners. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol. ...
A politicalslogan generally expresses a goal or aim ("Workers of the world, unite"), whereas an advertising slogan is most often intended as a memorable identifier ("The real thing").
Slogans are attractive particularly in the modern age of informational bombardment from numerous media sources (see also soundbite, meme).
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