A small boy asks his dad "What is politics?"
Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it. 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 it 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 parent's 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."