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Larry Wan
A little parable
This little boy goes to his dad... and asks "Dad, 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... 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. Frustrated, 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".
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