Capitalist Messages in Thomas the Tank Engine

Most of us, at prime Thomas-watching stage (if that was our era), didn’t really notice the socioeconomic philosophies the show pressed on us. It was a lot more like “OMFG HOLY CRAP IT’S A TRAIN!!” than “PROPAGANDA! THEY ARE FEEDING ME PROPAGANDA WITH MY ZWIEBACK CEREAL!!”. Now, before I really get into this post, I should note that [...]