16/10/2014
What is Politics?
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 is full of scrap.
