EPISODE · Jan 17, 2015 · 18 MIN
Loyalty
from The Why Factor · host BBC World Service
Who are you loyal to? Your family, partner, employer? Why? Mike Williams talks to people whose loyalty has been challenged – from the wife of an unfaithful husband, to a doctor who blew the whistle on her employers. Are we ultimately only really loyal to ourselves? A Catholic priest argues that it is better to be committed to values than loyal to superiors. Mike also hears how loyalty can be created to get people to kill – such as in the military. (Photo: A loyal dog looks up to his master. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Who are you loyal to? Your family, partner, employer? Why? Mike Williams talks to people whose loyalty has been challenged – from the wife of an unfaithful husband, to a doctor who blew the whistle on her employers. Are we ultimately only really loyal to ourselves? A Catholic priest argues that it is better to be committed to values than loyal to superiors. Mike also hears how loyalty can be created to get people to kill – such as in the military. (Photo: A loyal dog looks up to his master. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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