A political activist named Dave was just arriving in Hell, and was
told he had a choice to make. He could go to Capitalist Hell or to
Communist Hell.

Naturally, Dave wanted to compare the two, so he wandered over to
Capitalist Hell. There outside the door was Rockerfeller, looking bored.
Whats it like in there? asked Dave. Well, he replied , In
Capitalist Hell, they flay you alive, boil you in oil, chain you to a
rock and let a vulture tear your liver out, and cut you up into small
pieces with sharp knives.

Thats terrible!! gasped Dave. Im going to check out Communist
Hell! He went over to Communist Hell, where he discovered a huge line
of people waiting to get in; the line circled around the lobby seven
times before receding off into the horizon. Dave pushed his way through
to the head of the line, where he found Karl Marx busily signing people
in. Dave asked Karl what Communist Hell was like.

In Communist Hell, said Marx impatiently, they flay you alive, boil
you in oil, chain you to a rock and let vultures tear out your liver,
and cut you up into small pieces with sharp knives.

But … but thats the same as Capitalist Hell! protested Dave.

True, sighed Marx, but sometimes we dont have oil, sometimes we
dont have knives …

Henry Cate III