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First published usage of the word "fauxk"...November 26, 2019
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In this age of "fake news", "fake
this" and "fake that", I have become concerned that sooner or later
the forces of chaos in our world will start using Folk music, Folk
songs and Folk singing to spread lies and disinformation.
Accordingly, I am, by this first public use, proposing a new word: "fauxk" to describe such perversion of this beloved form
of art and expression. I propose that the word be pronounced
as "pho", then a slight hesitation, then the "k" sound. I am also, with this proposal, offering a link to my song "Propaganda Blues" which I wrote out of frustration for what seems to be the fatal flaw of the First Amendment... it is unchecked lying as could never be imagined by the Founding Fathers of our country. Those old timers could not, in their wildest dreams imagine mass media as it now exists. Clearly, this has brought us (and by "us", I include all humanity to a watershed. Something needs to be done. I have no idea what that might be. So, I'm asking... how to we change direction to avoid what seems inevitable... Babylon... the real thing. I am including the lyrics to "Propaganda Blues" at the bottom of this page. The following words ... Faux music, Faux songs and Faux singing... are placed here as fodder for search engines. Propaganda Blues by Dave Williams... I suggest use of Patrick Sky's great old song, "Separation Blues" for the melody. Thanks Patrick... you are the best! G D I'll tell you 'bout something that drives me up the wall G Politicians' freely lying, how it affects us all G7 they tell a handy lie the public is coerced C A7 and I think we need to blame the amendment that comes first G C D G 'Cause you know, we got, we got the propaganda blues How about the phony products advertising sells? with a copper threaded jockstrap I'll be feelin' swell ain't no law to prevent these lies they got the goods to sell if you're dumb enough to buy 'Cause you know we got, we got the propaganda blues When they wrote down the rules for this land of ours things were much different then if a man told a lie on the town hall steps, that's where that lie would end and the town newspaper mostly told the truth said the town newspaper mostly told the truth the town newspaper mostly told the truth and it all worked out at the voting booth No such thing as propaganda blues. Time marching onward and changes came the telegraph and railroads made a brand new game information moving fast to quench the public thirst politicians in cahoots with William Randolph Hearst that was the start, the start of propaganda blues Well here we need to mention a dude from academe In the 20's Edward Bernays laid out the scheme manipulate the public with psychology it was the advertising game in its infancy here comes, here comes the propaganda blues. It was in the 1930's, the German people fell for Nazi propaganda which cast its spell turned good people bad and bad people worse tens of millions died because of this curse the whole world got, got the propaganda blues A couple decades passed, and just like that TV was every where the talking heads... sometimes lied, but no one seemed to care folks see it on TV and they think its true yes, they see it on TV and they think its true the ad men jumped aboard, the politicians too, you want the Brooklyn bridge hey we'll ship it out to you It got worse, got worse the propaganda blues. a certain cable news network soon came to be you could push any message if you paid their fee in back rooms the fat cats run the game the crooks they elect simply have no shame way bad, way bad the propaganda blues it sure took some smart people to invent the Internet at first it seemed a god send for man's needs unmet but there was way more to it than the eye could see now changing people's thoughts is an industry yeah we got, got the the propaganda blues that old first amendment written long ago was a blessing now it's a curse the lies it protects and adverse effects have gone from bad to worse if laws don't work out just like they should said if laws don't work out just like they should if a law don't work out just like it should, need to change that law cause the law's no good. lets stop, lets stop the propaganda. lets stop, lets stop the propaganda. lets stop, lets stop the propaganda blues |