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How to Write and Publish a Book of Untruths
Any crackpot can write a book
Of lies about whatever.
Look at non-fiction book lists for
Examples of such an endeavor.
Taking information out
Of context lets you blur
The separation of truth from lies
Like a skillful saboteur.
Facts become insignificant.
With careful manipulation,
You can even invent your own:
Keep thinking obfuscation.
Quotations out of context make
Your arguments sound real
And distract the readers from the basic
Truths that you conceal.
Non-credible witnesses, too,
Are an absolute must--
Especially if they sound as though they're
Someone we ought to trust.
With selectively-edited evidence
And a clever distortion of facts,
Push any hoax to see what kind
Of people it attracts.
If your theories have been proven false,
The more you tell a lie,
The more the public will see your deceit
As truth by and by.
Rehash a number of debunked myths;
You don't have to worry.
Readers will take your words as the truth--
No matter if those words are blurry.
Find a publisher who is out for a buck--
Any so and so.
Then find promoters who believe your nonsense,
And you're good to go.
Sit back and watch your book come out
And land on many a shelf.
You might feel some satisfaction
(If you can live with yourself).
(9-9-14)
Of lies about whatever.
Look at non-fiction book lists for
Examples of such an endeavor.
Taking information out
Of context lets you blur
The separation of truth from lies
Like a skillful saboteur.
Facts become insignificant.
With careful manipulation,
You can even invent your own:
Keep thinking obfuscation.
Quotations out of context make
Your arguments sound real
And distract the readers from the basic
Truths that you conceal.
Non-credible witnesses, too,
Are an absolute must--
Especially if they sound as though they're
Someone we ought to trust.
With selectively-edited evidence
And a clever distortion of facts,
Push any hoax to see what kind
Of people it attracts.
If your theories have been proven false,
The more you tell a lie,
The more the public will see your deceit
As truth by and by.
Rehash a number of debunked myths;
You don't have to worry.
Readers will take your words as the truth--
No matter if those words are blurry.
Find a publisher who is out for a buck--
Any so and so.
Then find promoters who believe your nonsense,
And you're good to go.
Sit back and watch your book come out
And land on many a shelf.
You might feel some satisfaction
(If you can live with yourself).
(9-9-14)
