Comments on: Keep Calm and Carry On https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/keep-calm-and-carry-on/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 14 May 2026 06:12:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/keep-calm-and-carry-on/comment-page-1/#comment-177724 Isegoria Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:31:59 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=24527#comment-177724 Well played, Retardo. I need to go back and watch more of The Prisoner.

]]> By: Retardo https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/keep-calm-and-carry-on/comment-page-1/#comment-177421 Retardo Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:16:02 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=24527#comment-177421 It’s a catch phrase from The Prisoner — if you haven’t seen it, it’s about a spy imprisoned in a surreal seaside village. Things there seem British, but nothing there is as it seems. When people part, they say “Be seeing you!” It sounds pleasant, but they’re referring to the fact that there are CCTV cameras everywhere (hey, it IS the UK!).

The posters represent a kind of benevolent paternalism that probably seemed comforting in that time and place, but feels creepy and Orwellian to me. That, and the particular quality of Englishness of the visual design and the sentiment, reminded me of The Prisoner.

All of which I totally failed to communicate!

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/keep-calm-and-carry-on/comment-page-1/#comment-174569 Isegoria Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:18:06 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=24527#comment-174569 I’m not sure what you’re getting at, Retardo.

]]> By: Retardo https://www.isegoria.net/2011/04/keep-calm-and-carry-on/comment-page-1/#comment-173129 Retardo Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:01:09 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=24527#comment-173129 Be seeing you!

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