The Liberal Daughter - A Lesson Learned
A young woman was about to finish her first year of
college. Like so many others her age, she considered
herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and was very much in favor
of the redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a
rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed.
Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the
occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years
harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be
his. One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher
taxes on the rich and the addition of more government welfare programs.
The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be
the truth and she indicated so to her father.
He responded by asking how she was doing in
school. Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she
had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain,
insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was
constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other
people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't
really have many college friends because she spent all her time
studying.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your
friend Audrey doing?" She replied, "Audrey is barely
getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she
barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a
blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she
doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over." Her wise
father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and
ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who
only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that
would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA." The daughter, visibly
shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That
wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a
lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree.
She played while I worked my tail off!"
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently,
" Welcome to the Republican party."
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