Episode # 1023 - Where No Priest Has Gone Before: Politics

Father Thomas Koys is back again this week, after doing a double show last week for the first time and talking about history, especially Mexican History.  Being back today , Father Koys continues this discussion, with some points he didn't get in last time.  His main focus on the show today deals with, he mentions how next Tuesday is Election Day, he feels that he should go "Where no Priest has gone before," that being politics itself, in terms of various things.  This discussion brings back many teachers and philosophers from history, including Aristotle.  He also includes some very interesting things, such as dividing the politics into two parties, not the ones we know, but the stupid and corrupt.  He continues also on the various things that are included in politics, such as even though there are good ones and good, there is also corruption, lies, aggressiveness, martyrs, and other things and bad ideas.  He also talks about voting, that is not just it in general, but "buying votes" that politicians encourage people to do, either "buying people" or people convinced of this.  Also, the way people vote is discussed besides the plans or games or game plans politicians use to convince people to vote for them, including women and focusing on women in this particular area, in some very serious areas including rape.  He continues on this with asking various questions on politics, in relation to the Church.