Slogans, war-cries, thought-terminating cliches etc.

Just read Ali Smith’s “Spring” (number three in her Seasons Quartet – highly recommended).

Here’s this, from near the end. Useful for reminding yourself with in the cacophony of war cries against peace, stability, happiness that you hear or see all the time…

Did you know, Alda says, that the word slogan was a Gaelic word originally? Your man there saying the word reminded me. From the words for the shout of the army. Sluagh-ghairm. Slogan. It means war cry. Tells you all you need to know about what slogans are always about., whether it’s take back control or leave means leave or don’t buy from Jews or I’m lovin’ it or just do it or every little helps.

(Smith, 2019: 243)