i disagree with both sentiment state here . i think this be simply a dramatization about the evil of totalitarianism from a 1960 ish perspective . all the action of that government be evil and include outlaw god ( i be agnostic ) . but i do not see anything like this happen bush or obama . the 1963 supreme court case overturn law that make prayer in public school compulsory . put those law back in place would move the country more toward the regime in the episode . ( just from the other side . ) the side that not in office be always afraid . during bush and meridith character represent liberal while during obama and he be the conservative . but only in their own mind .