The Prisoner - Which Side Runs the Village?

[ThinkFeelExist]

Monopoly capitalism and communism go into the Cold War blender and the end result is eventually communitarianism, the global village, neo-medievalism, world socialism. Alvin Toffler's Third Wave.

It's global to local, as the UN says, and it's totalitarian. If this is allowed to go ahead, by the people, our little "communities" will eventually be the exact same as the Village, with the slight difference that the local shop will be a subsidiary of some UN Global Corporate Food Council.

[nojj365]

Republicans & Democrats, warped reflections of each other.

[mh734]

Wow..this completely foreshadows the ending with the rocket to the moon.

[1lzygy]

6's glib remark illuminates his disgust with 2's world-view. Meanwhile, down on the beach, the story moves forward.

[kayaker712]

a perfect blueprint for 'world order'

indeed.

[GrandFunker]

I loved this show growing up...now...it scares the shit out of me!

[ui1]

@GrandFunker Why

[GrandFunker]

@ui1 It reflects the real world.

[ui1]

@GrandFunker So true

[MegaFargone]

One MInd knows the physical truth, that we are not alone in the universe...Oh my Toto we're not in Kansas anymore are we...

[empath69]

Agreed with gravitas and prophesy of #2's comments, and notice that the archetypal individual (#6), when confronted with the idea that the whole world becomes like The Village, what does he desire? :)

[zigzag909]

Is that woman going for a swim or is she about to kill herself.

[drtoonie]

Both, actually.

[jackboxx]

McGoohan gave us many warnings and this was the most important of all. Look how relevant it is now.