Word: sloganeered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...million blacks in the country, half of them under the age of 14, many of them with no notion of how to live in a peaceful world. Black parents are frustrated at their inability to get their children to return to school. "Liberation now; education later" became the slogan of the 1980s, but it only promises to make the 1990s that much harder...
...confusion comes because the slogan "support the troops" has unfortunately become synonymous with "support the war." This is partially due to the pro-war demonstrators who use the "support the troops" slogan to bring people to their side by playing on guilt; they want people to think that it is cruel and unsympathetic to the troops if you do not support the decision to put them into a war. They hope their side will be the only one recognized as supporting the troops, portraying the anti-war demonstrators as uncaring traitors who hate and would spit upon the soldiers...
...amateur comedy night sounded like a show that would make everyone feel good about themselves. Even their slogan--"Absolut Comedy--Absolutely Free"--promoted the idea that the show promised to be pure entertainment...
...fall of 1989, the city mobilized in a Tocquevillean dream as thousands of parents and citizens ran for spots on their LSCs. (Minority school districts had among the highest participation rates in the LSC elections). In late December, the reform's slogan--"Parent Power"--became a reality as LSC's took office...
...recent organizing meeting, the Campuses Against War group had difficulty even agreeing on a slogan. "Support our troops, bring them home," brought a cavil from a Spartacist who said that they weren't her troops. At the Chicago conference, delegates reportedly argued for more than an hour over the proposed inclusion of the word "now" in the slogan "U.S. and allied troops...