Patrick McGoohan has died. Regarding the Village, McGoohan (who wrote much of the script for The Prisoner) said: "It's a reflection of the pressure on all of us today to be numbered, to give up our individualism. This is a contemporary subject, not science fiction. I hope these things will be recognized by the audience. It's not meant to be subtle. It's meant to say: This little village is our world."Here are some lines that have a certain resonance re American politics:
Number Two: It doesn't matter which side runs the Village.
Number Six: It's run by one side or the other.
Number Two: Both sides are becoming identical. What in fact has been created? An international community. A perfect blueprint for world order. When the sides facing each other suddenly realize that they're looking into a mirror, they'll see that this is the pattern for the future.
Number Six: The whole world as the Village?
Number Two: That is my dream.
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