A FATHER EXPLAINS POLITICS TO HIS SON
SON: "Dad, I have to do a special report at school. Can I ask a question?"
DAD: "Sure, son, what's the question?"
SON: "What is politics?"
DAD: "Well, let's take our home, for example. I am the wage earner, so let's call me "Management". Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the "Government ". We take care of you and your needs, so let's call you the "People". We'll call the maid the " Working Class" and your baby brother the "Future". Do you understand?"
SON: "I'm not really sure, dad. I'll have to think about it."
That night the boy was awakened by his baby brother's crying, so he went to see what was wrong. Discovering the baby had seriously soiled his diaper, the son went to his parent's room and found his mother sound asleep. He then went to the maid's room where, peeking through the keyhole, he saw his father in bed with the maid. The boy's knocking went totally unheard by his father and the maid, so he returned to his room and went back to sleep.
SON: "Dad, now I think I understand politics."
DAD: "That's great, son - explain it to me in your own words."
SON: "Well, dad, while management is screwing the working class, the government is fast asleep, the people are being completely ignored, and the future is full of shit."
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