Two words, one slogan, half a truth

Party spin doctors have as much trouble coming up with a potent catchphrase for their regular gatherings or congresses as they have picking a compact and inspiring slogan for their election campaigns.

The thing is, all political buzzwords have lost their luster. Phrases such as "fighting for," "resist," or "turning the page" have been used so much that they have come to lose their original meaning. They no longer confer unique political identity. In fact, the same phraseology is mobilized by all Greek political parties across the spectrum. As a result, a comfortable and relatively safe (for originality entails risk) solution is sticking with the same words independent of time and context.

Last year, the 19th congress of the Greek Communist Party (KKE) was headlined by the following: "Strong KKE - Popular Alliance - The people in power - Socialism is necessary and timely...