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Forum Post: We need new slogans for a new movement

Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 20, 2011, 10:13 p.m. EST by JoeAnthropologist (7)
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Take for example the old "the people united will never be defeated."'what's wrong with it? Two things: first, it's an awkward literal translation of something with far more poetry and rhyme in Spanish. Whoever did the translating flubbed it real bad. Second, it invokes defeat rather than victory. It's a horrible thing to go about repeating like a mantra. It's classic self-defeating rhetoric. Let's create new slogans for a new movement.

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[-] 1 points by dingalingy (54) 13 years ago

i'll stand my ground and i won't back down --- hey baby there aint no easy way out

[-] 1 points by JoeAnthropologist (7) 13 years ago

The movement needs clear messaging to have a better chance to succeed.

[-] 1 points by JoeAnthropologist (7) 13 years ago

Slogans represent the movement. Lame slogans cripple it. Think of really really successful slogans. "We Shall Overcome." it's all-out positive without any hesitation. Clear messaging.

[-] 1 points by JoeAnthropologist (7) 13 years ago

LOL. It ain't just me in this pit.

[-] 1 points by brightonsage (4494) 13 years ago

You broke it, you fix it.

[-] 1 points by JoeAnthropologist (7) 13 years ago

Let's use them as inspiration. How can we find out what worked for them.

[-] 1 points by JoeAnthropologist (7) 13 years ago

What were the great slogans in Cairo, Tunis and Tripoli?

[-] 0 points by TIOUAISE (2526) 13 years ago

Have you thought of any that you'd like to share?