From: Unleesh-AT-aol.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:37:29 EST
Subject: the family, capitalism, antioedipus, the outside, quotes from who knows where


">A little boy goes to his Dad 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,
>> >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 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.""

I would think endless variations of this could be generated, for some
interesting theoretical discussion.