A little boy goes to his father 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, well, 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".