Johnny, aged 7, was given an assignment by his form teacher one day -- find out the meaning of "politics".
Perplexed by this question, Johnny asked his father after dinner, "Daddy, what is politics?"
Johnny's father replied: "Well, son, politics is complicated. But let me put it in a simpler way."
"Take our household for example. I am the breadwinner of the family, I earn all the money. So, you can call me 'the Capitalist'."
"Your mother, she looks after the running of the household and makes all the rules here. So, you can call her 'the Government'."
"Our maid Maria, she works hard to ensure that our needs are served. You can call her 'the Working Class'."
"And you, everything we do is to protect you and look after your interests. So you can think of yourself as 'the People'."
"Lastly, your little baby brother Andy.. he represents 'the Future'."
Satisfied with that explanation, Johnny went to bed.
A few hours later, Johnny felt hungry, and so he woke up and walked to his parent's bedroom. There, he found his mother sound asleep. So he walked to the kitchen himself, where he saw his father having sex with Maria. Neither of them noticed him. As he walked back to the living room, he heard his baby brother Andy crying because he had soiled himself, and there was no one to change his nappy. With no one to turn to, Johnny went back to sleep feeling hungry.
The next day in school, Johnny's teacher asked him if he had learnt what politics was.
He replied:
"Yes, politics works like this -- when the Capitalists are screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep. Everyone ignores the People even though they are starving, and the Future is full of shit".
Perplexed by this question, Johnny asked his father after dinner, "Daddy, what is politics?"
Johnny's father replied: "Well, son, politics is complicated. But let me put it in a simpler way."
"Take our household for example. I am the breadwinner of the family, I earn all the money. So, you can call me 'the Capitalist'."
"Your mother, she looks after the running of the household and makes all the rules here. So, you can call her 'the Government'."
"Our maid Maria, she works hard to ensure that our needs are served. You can call her 'the Working Class'."
"And you, everything we do is to protect you and look after your interests. So you can think of yourself as 'the People'."
"Lastly, your little baby brother Andy.. he represents 'the Future'."
Satisfied with that explanation, Johnny went to bed.
A few hours later, Johnny felt hungry, and so he woke up and walked to his parent's bedroom. There, he found his mother sound asleep. So he walked to the kitchen himself, where he saw his father having sex with Maria. Neither of them noticed him. As he walked back to the living room, he heard his baby brother Andy crying because he had soiled himself, and there was no one to change his nappy. With no one to turn to, Johnny went back to sleep feeling hungry.
The next day in school, Johnny's teacher asked him if he had learnt what politics was.
He replied:
"Yes, politics works like this -- when the Capitalists are screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep. Everyone ignores the People even though they are starving, and the Future is full of shit".
