Were you saying this in a comedic way, as a parody of the thinking the parent complained about? Because it's exactly that, intentional or not. Politics is abo

Were you saying this in a comedic way, as a parody of the thinking the parent complained about? Because it's exactly that, intentional or not. Politics is about applying collective power from an entity funded by taxpayers. There is nothing political about the decision of whether or not to assist an elderly woman who is lost, or volunteer to coach a youth basketball team, or you know, just do decent things to make the world a better place that doesn't require the application of the collective power of our government institutions.