There's a great cod-political analysis in terms of cows, part of which goes:

CONSERVATiSM: you have two cows. And you're bloody well keeping them away from those poor people, because they enjoy being poor.

SOCIALiSM: you have two cows. The government takes one and gives it your neighbour.

LiBERALiSM: you have two cows. But they both wander round freely and you can't ever manage to milk both together.

The better parts of the rest of it include:

CAPITALiSM: you have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and then starve in order to feed the calves.

COMMUNiSM: you have two cows. The government takes both and gives you some of the milk.

FASiSM: you have two cows. The government takes both and sells you the milk.

NAZiSM: you have two cows, the Government shoots you and keeps the cows

FEDERALiSM: you have two cows. You milk both, but then both cows assert their sub-federal autonomy and veto your central authority to drink the milk.