A son asks his father, "What can
you tell me about politics? I have to learn about it for school
tomorrow." The father thought some and said, "OK, son, the best way I
can describe politics is to use an analogy. Let's say that I'm a
capitalist because I'm the breadwinner. Your mother will be the
government because she controls everything, our maid will be the working
class because she works for us, you will be the people because you
answer to us, and your baby brother will be the future. Does that help
any?" The little boy said, "Well, Dad, I don't know, but I'll think
about what you said."
Later that night, after everyone had gone to bed, the little boy was
awaken by his baby brother's crying. Upon further investigation, he
found a dirty diaper. So, he went down the hall to his parent's bedroom
and found his father's side of the bed empty and his mother wouldn't
wake up. Then he saw a light on in the guest room down the hall, and
when he reached the door, he saw through the crack that his father was
in bed with the maid. The son then turned and went back to bed.
The next morning, he said to his father at the breakfast table, "Dad, I
think I understand politics much better now." "Excellent, my boy," he
answered, "What have you learned?" The little boy thought for a minute
and said, "I learned that capitalism is screwing the working class,
government is sound asleep ignoring the people, and the future's full of
crap."
