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 goes off to bed thinking
about what Dad has 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."
