History of politics, writ small
After a while of playing farms, A. got tired of my dictatorship and suggested that perhaps he wouldn't listen to me any more. Rebellion! Since I was sick of being the dictator I gave up without a fight. A small taste of anarchy (AM started shooting everyone and drawing on other people's farms) convinced him that some sort of government was better than others. His idea was that all the kids could make up their own rules, and he'd write them down. Democracy! There ensued 30 minutes of busy legislation. A. announced the rules, but AM, queen of a rogue state, heedlessly disobeyed A.'s rules. As Mommy is the only one who can truly wield authority at this point in the day, the farmland reverted to a military state with Mommy being enforced. And thus we quickly returned to dictatorship. I think the kids got sick of politics, because everyone trickled off to play other games and have snacks. And thus endeth the lessons in international politics.