A little boy goes to his dad and
asks, "What is politics?"
Dad says, "Well son, let me
try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me Capitalism. "Your Mom, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call
her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you
the People. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. And your baby
brother, we'll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes
sense."
So the little boy dutifully goes off to bed, thinking about what dad had said.
Later that night, he hears his baby
brother crying, so he gets up to check on him.
He finds that the baby has severely
soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his
mother sound asleep.
Not wanting to wake her, he goes to
the nanny's room.
Finding the door locked, he peeks
in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes
back to bed.
The next morning, the little boy
says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics
now."
The father says, "Good, son. Tell
me, in your own words, what you think politics is all about."
The little boy replies, "Well,
while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep,
the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit."
