A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Liberal Democrat.
She asks her students to raise their hands if they are Liberal Democrats too.
Not really knowing what a liberal Democrat is, but wanting to be like their teacher, they all raise their hands. There is, however, one exception. A girl named Lucy has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. “Because I’m not a liberal Democrat”, Lucy replies.
Then, asks the teacher, what are you? “I’m a Conservative,” replies the Lucy.
The teacher is getting slightly angry now, so she asks Lucy
why she is a Conservative.
“Well, I was brought up to trust in myself instead of relying on an intrusive government to care for me and do all of my thinking. My Mum and Dad are Conservatives, and I am a Conservative too.”
The teacher is now very angry, because she is a proud Liberal Democrat, and doesn’t like the idea that she may have picked the wrong party. “That’s no reason,” she says loudly. “What if your Mum was a moron, and your Dad was a moron. What would you be then?”
A pause, and a smile. “Then,” says Lucy, “I’d be a Liberal Democrat.”