Well I guess I’m a anarchist

@thesealsharkproductions9780

Жыл бұрын

Thomas, good for you, your alright

@crimsongod4634

Жыл бұрын

I'm a scientist

@ahmedslab8666

Жыл бұрын

Epic thomas

@rhyusbrand8311

Жыл бұрын

And your friend is a socialist

@dougsfilmtv9810

Жыл бұрын

Thomas the anarchist tank engine

“I think duncan is flat out a communist” oh so thats why britt changed duncan’s color from red to yellow

@TheRedStinger82

Жыл бұрын

That line made me laugh so much and I have no idea why

@rokamayono8590

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@WilDBeestMF

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheRedStinger82I can tell you why, but KZread will shiz can me so fast 😂

@datguymiller

10 ай бұрын

"BETTER DEAD THEN RED!"

@Ghost_train_1915

10 ай бұрын

Billy is also communist that makes more sense

"To me, Thomas is an anarchist" I chuckled at this line

@NitroIndigo

Жыл бұрын

"Duncan is just a straight-up communist" was my favourite line.

@stevenmosco20

Жыл бұрын

Im dying! 💀

@stevenmosco20

Жыл бұрын

“I can garuntee you that sirhandel has been evading his taxes for years”

@TheRedStinger82

Жыл бұрын

@@NitroIndigo I agree

@datguymiller

8 ай бұрын

I read that as antichrist

I never thought I'd watch a 25 minute video talking about the political views of talking locomotives Yet here I am

Toby is the type of guy to not even pay attention to who he is voting for at an election

@WatchVidsMakeLists

Жыл бұрын

Toby's the type of voter to fill in random bubbles just to cause a little chaos.

@Imsorrywat

Жыл бұрын

He just spins a wheel too decide

@lalallama171

Жыл бұрын

Toby goes with which candidate is the most attractive

@ThighFish

Жыл бұрын

Tobybucha

@WatchVidsMakeLists

Жыл бұрын

@@ThighFish Kombucha?

Spencer is a monarchist no question I also think Arthur would probably be on the conservative side seeing as how at least in his opening episode he's all about keeping things the same with his spotless record

@wildadventurer10

11 ай бұрын

If Spencer had a left or right side I'd say he'd be in the middle

@joeleboeuf

19 күн бұрын

I honestly find Arthur's claim to his spotless record, quite debatable. If anyone has a spotless record, it's Murdoch. He's never had an accident in the entire series.

I love Edward just smugly working while the big engines strike

As a political theory student and a lifelong Thomas fan, nothing in the history of the world has been as tailor-made for me as this video😅 Edit: your analysis, despite some problems I have with your characterizations of either ideologies or engines themselves, is quite good, you do generally know what you're talking about. And there are many other dimensions of political you haven't addressed here, so you potentially have a lot to talk about if you were to make a part 2, or even more politically-themed Thomas content.

@ThomasTheorist

Жыл бұрын

Would love to hear what other dimensions you could look at the ideologies!

@thethreerailwayengines825

Жыл бұрын

​@@ThomasTheorist The 9 axis political test has: Federal vs Unitary Democratic vs Authoritarian Globalist vs Isolationist Militarist vs Pacifist Security vs Freedom Equality vs Markets Secular vs Religious Progressive vs Traditional Assimilation vs Milticulturalism

A Very Bad Day For Sir Handel as he avoids his taxes

@ThighFish

10 ай бұрын

Sir Yoshi Handel

@JChristiansenLuckythebrony2222

10 ай бұрын

​@@ThighFish😂🤣 that's hilarious!

@pilotbug6100

3 ай бұрын

Sir handel commits tax evasion and other stories

"I think Duncan is just flat-out a communist" I PHYSICALLY WHEEZED - from someone who knows absolutely nothing about politics

@gamerscreed5779

4 ай бұрын

Well, the main reason Duncan keeps getting stuck in tunnels is because he keeps trying to do rock and roll

Every choice I’ve ever made in my life has led me to a point where I’m watching a vid where we decide what political idealogies talking trains from my childhood hold. No regrets.

17:31 ok that explains why he was absent for seasons 5-9. The irs got to him

@GigaPK

8 ай бұрын

The quarry was a child-friendly way of saying prison and his “rough riding” after said time there speaks for itself

I do consider Edward more left wing socially because of his friendly personallity and welcoming to all sorts of people or trains for that case. Unless you count episodes like Edward Strikes Out or Harvey to the Rescue.

@spe-notapopularytbersus1237

Жыл бұрын

hit era edward is a faker

@jackswan3420

Жыл бұрын

Edward and BoCo were accidently transferred to Guantanamo Bay by Hit and thus were not present for that time as they were busy building a raft to escape.

@laurapritchard1617

Жыл бұрын

​@@jackswan3420 Lol 😂.

@impopularmano3394

Жыл бұрын

I'm conservative and I don't mind being friends with black or gay people...unless they devote their lifes to a nonsense ideology like Communism

@kingkoopa64

Жыл бұрын

Edward never likes cranes after Big mickey pushes him off the tracks

17:31 I loved this line, I can just imagine Sir Handel sweating every time something like the IRS or EOFY is mentioned

@thesealsharkproductions9780

Жыл бұрын

“The Tax Collector! You’ve found me!”

@WatchVidsMakeLists

Жыл бұрын

​@@thesealsharkproductions9780 "I'm banishing you to the shadow realm." "NooOOOooo" ... "Much better."

@Imsorrywat

Жыл бұрын

So that’s where he was for 5 seasons

@Flyingdurito

Жыл бұрын

@@Imsorrywat oh my god, that actually makes sense

Toby’s political ideology is: “I just wanna grill for god’s sake!”

@piotrstanek1074

17 күн бұрын

Louie in the Pikmin series:

There are just so many random characters I’d love to see your take on: Stepney, Stafford, Molly, Neville, Smudger, Big Mickey, the logging locos, Paxton, the list is endless…

@Imsorrywat

Жыл бұрын

The loggers are anarchists

@PetoriaZero

Жыл бұрын

@@Imsorrywat they'd be AnPrim, or in other words, monke

@brendanhanley2741

3 ай бұрын

Stepney would probably be in favour of immigration considering that in the tvs canon he was smuggled by rusty and in IRL and the red canon he was saved by the bluebell railway

Now as Thomas progresses in the Seasons, he’s more center libertarian. He’s matured a lot by Season 4 and later.

@NWRTales1221

Жыл бұрын

Not the mention he ain't crossing lines by outright disregard for Sir Tophan Hatt when reprimanded.

@neonfroot

Жыл бұрын

I dont think Thomas is an anarchist

@fanofeverything30465

11 ай бұрын

​@@NWRTales1221*Showing

@banjoplayingbison2275

8 ай бұрын

Maybe Thomas is a AnCap The only authority he likes and listens to is his boss Sir Topham Hatt

9:57 screw it Percy for Prime Minister

We all know diesel would tell the trains to scrap themselves for having 'wrong' political views 💀💀

My takes on some of the characters: Thomas: Anarcho-Monarchist Edward: Some kind of moderate Conservative Henry: Green Conservatism Gordon: Old school Tory James: Queer Conservative Percy: Labourism Duck: Classical Liberal Donald and Douglas: Old school SNP voter Diesel 10: Classical National Socialist Peter Sam: Libertarian Socialist Toad: Social Democrat Bradford: American Military Industrial Complex

@banjoplayingbison2275

8 ай бұрын

Frankly James reminds me of Morrissey (except less gloomy) a queer guy with bigoted views

@TheBeatlesShow

4 ай бұрын

I guess I'm with Toad then

@gamerscreed5779

3 ай бұрын

Personally, I do not think that Toby gives a single fuck when it comes to politics, it’s funny really

@MalachiCo0

3 ай бұрын

@@gamerscreed5779 His politics are whatever memes he thinks will piss off the person at the moment lol

I wonder how this would work if Thomas took place in the 21st century

@henrythef1guy768

4 ай бұрын

That’s for us to decide with our AUs, RWS headcanons, and post-S24 headcanons

Thomas Theorist: Gordon is a Republican My Brain: Gordon Trump

@joeleboeuf

3 ай бұрын

Which is weird since Gordon's an English engine.

@flickcentergaming680

3 ай бұрын

But why does Gordon being Republican make sense?

@joeleboeuf

19 күн бұрын

​@@flickcentergaming680Because, he's willing to, "Make his railway great."

I've been thinking about another politics-related Thomas topic, that is the political leaning of different parts of the Island of Sodor. Here's my take on the whole thing : The Knapford-Tidmouth urban area, Vicarstown and Crovan's Gate, being both significant railway hubs (which in turn involves the widespread presence of rail workers) and Sodor's population population centers, would be left of center. Brendam being an industrial place with Brendam Docks would be as well. Conversely, towns along branchlines or the mainline, such as Elsbridge on Thomas's branch line, Maron on the main line, or any other hill/mountain town on Skarloey railway, would be more conservative. You'd also have Sudrian regionalists left or right here or there. What do you guys think ?

@nanispy1818

2 ай бұрын

Really great my friend

Somehow, I'm learning more things in this 24 minute video than my civics class all year round

Duck being in the authoritarian right is hilarious

Also, come to think of it, Duke would be an interesting conundrum. He's old like SkaRhen, Toby and Edward, but is also fairly in-your-face about how things should be done "That would never suit His Grace". However, at the same time, he's also a bit laid-back, as he does give Smudger and Falcon those warnings, but also essentially let's fate step in with them. Idk, he'd be quite interesting to see.

@keanes8608

Жыл бұрын

He’s just the perfect example of someone’s elder ahah

@SlantTrimreal

Жыл бұрын

Duke is older than politics itself so hes too confused to talk about it💀💀

@ChrisSuperDude

Жыл бұрын

Duke's so old, he's a member of John Adams' Federalist Party and campaigned against Thomas Jefferson.

@WatchVidsMakeLists

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure Duke would be auth-right. He's conservative, and he believes in order and knowing one's place. He's also sort of a nationalist as exemplified by his dislike of Smudger/Stanley (a chaotic American immigrant).

@rbgerald2469

Жыл бұрын

Duke might make sense as a federalist, or even Libertarian Right.

I'm not too surprised about Gordon being a Conservative. His self-importance, prejudice towards freight cars, and when he once said that "branch lines are vulgar" serve as a few justifications.

I wanna see a fanfic where all the characters are politicians, that'd be gold, perhaps have them be veterans of ww2

Also I think you should have included S.C.Ruffey here because unlike most trucks he obviously thinks a leader is needed.

I don’t know what I was expecting going into this, but Duncan being a communist and Peter Sam regularly committing tax evasion isn’t what I was expecting

I love how you pronounced James like Ringo Star

This may very well be the only comparison of James to the Scottish Twins I’ll ever see

I feel if you were to go over everyone's favorite loggin' locos they'd fall under full anarchy.

I feel like the truck would be anarchist since they love causing mischief and trouble despite railway safety rules. If the trucks are thin, body meant of anarchy in the Thomas universe, I don’t know what is.

@pilotbug6100

3 ай бұрын

The railway series would be different. They seem to more be "troublesome" when they are treated like shit

I straight-up started laughing you hearing just flat out call James gay 😂 (not that I'm against it)

@ChrisSuperDude

Жыл бұрын

I mean Alec Baldwin was asked if James was gay cause of the voice he did for him and he said “If that’s your interpretation”.

@neonfroot

Жыл бұрын

alot of people think James is gay

@flickcentergaming680

3 ай бұрын

My new headcanon is that James and Edward are Bill and Ben's gay dads.

@bluethebunnylord9274

Ай бұрын

Have you seen the James x Edward fanfics?

I can't believe this show is still being talked about and being compared to real world governments.

I don't know why, but just flat out stating Duncan's a communist is hilarious to me. Can definetely relate to James too...minus the racism.

@keanes8608

Жыл бұрын

Racism isn’t the word, and diesels aren’t represented of minorities. If anything the steam engines are the minority’s!!

“Workers of the World, Unite!” -Duncan, Four Little Engines

@GigaPK

8 ай бұрын

At first, I thought that this was inaccurate since he wasn’t in that story. Then I realized he’d probably be working at a factory during the time that story is taking place. Probably tried leading a workers strike or revolt leading him to get sold cheap to the skarloey railway. Since there’s a time skip between that and when he arrives on the railway, I chalk it up to the revolt he started lasting that long!

I’d consider the trucks to be anarchists.

@gamerscreed5779

Ай бұрын

I agree, but they would be the chaotic anarchists, and I’m also an anarchist

"Rusty is one of the few characters in the whole franchise who has a fluid gender" "So, on a social level, I definitely think *he*-"

@ThighFish

10 ай бұрын

He was specifically not considered male I think only in season 4.

All I can say this, is that Emily, Mavis, Rosie and Daisy are such Feminist icons

Back in the day, a derogatory term for someone who is on the left wing is called a “pinko”. It’s an American political term. I guess some characters like Henry and Emily are considered pinkos by other characters like Gordon or Duck. Also, weren’t the troublesome trucks anarchistic because of their intent to cause chaos with the engines?

@redman7775

11 ай бұрын

The trucks are more terrorists than anything. They exist to cause destruction, even at the cost of their own lives

@lou626

10 ай бұрын

No??? Because its an American term???

@thecaledoniansleeper2648

10 ай бұрын

@@lou626 What do you know? It’s a term for rebelling against any government in the world and being lawless. Like the parliament

@lou626

10 ай бұрын

@@thecaledoniansleeper2648 i never heard it tbh. If theres a word for thar in america , then theres a word for that in the UK. Dont get so offended lol

@thecaledoniansleeper2648

9 ай бұрын

@@lou626 Okay Anglophile

That was an interesting video! I could see Thomas as an anarchist and Duncan as a communist is interesting, I would love to see Duncan with a communist hat. I laughed that Henry was a new age hippie and that was interesting even though he loves trees. I would love to see a part two to this.

@Notpies

Жыл бұрын

And diesel 10 a facist.

@robertwilloughby8050

8 ай бұрын

Henry as a green conservative makes a lot of sense!😅

20:02 Ok that line was perfect for this video!😂

Im honestly suprised how entertaining this was, great vidio.

For part 2, the only thing I can say for certain: Billy is 100% an anarchist, for the exact same reasons Thomas is. That's all I've got.

@AbbeyYard

Жыл бұрын

*"yOU arE a vERy BoSSy EnGInE!"*

Welcome back to KZread explains social studies topics better then the school system. 😂

Wow. Your content is awesome. Can't wait for part II.🤩

Diesel ten would definitely be center authoritarian, much akin to the Austrian painter.

I feel this is so true! I think for a part 2 you should do Duke, Smudger/Stanley and Bertram

@brendanhanley2741

3 ай бұрын

Smudger would be an anarchist and Duke would be a monarchist

Part 2! I'd like this deep dive into these characters

The main problem with the political compass chart is that it was made by Libertarians to try to persuade people that they liked Libertarian views by presenting the opposite side as authoritarian, where there's a huge area of government regulation but still a clear democracy that isn't really accounted for on the chart. I have often been shown as Libertarian Left whenever I've taken the quiz, but I would not in any way consider myself to be a Libertarian Also, with Henry, he lived in the UK in post World War 2, therefore he would have access to free healthcare. This could still mean that he is more left wing as he is thankful of this fact, but honestly I think it's more likely he'll just take it for granted like a lot of us did until a couple years ago, and so not let it affect his views

@jackswan3420

Жыл бұрын

Most of Henry's issues were far before WW2, he was built around the late 1910s, and suffered with mechanical faults until his rebuild in 1935.

@thethreerailwayengines825

Жыл бұрын

@@jackswan3420 The two counters to that are: First, when talking about Henry being left due to health issues, he was talking about the TV Series, where he has MANY health problems after this, which I think is what he was talking about, as otherwise why would he not have mentioned it for RWS Henry as well? Second, the RWS timeline doesn't make any sense! British Railways got Nationalised in 1948. And that happened between Thomas the Tank Engine and James the Red Engine in the Railway Series, which SHOULD mean James the Red Engine happens in 1948 at the EARLIEST, making everything other than the first 2 books post WW2, but apparently according to Awdry it takes place during the 1920s? Makes no sense

@ThighFish

Жыл бұрын

You're probably right. It's part of the authoritarian right's aim to paint themselves as libertarian.

This is a pretty interesting topic.. 😂

Diesel 10 is definitely right-wing. The "socialism" he exhibits with the diesels is just his preferential treatment of them, which is an element of hierarchy, the defining element of right-wing politics. Also, Magic Railroad isn't canon, so he'd have to be divided into his views in both, although they're both right-wing due to favor of hierarchy of diesels over steam.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE THE VALEDICTORIAN FROM MY SCHOOL LAST YEARS TALKS ABOUT THIS VIDEO IN HIS SPEECH. I was watching last year’s graduation ceremony since my was this year and I wanted to get a feel for what to expect. When it got to the valedictorian’s speech he started it off by talking about Thomas and that “if you were wondering what a valedictorian does with his spare time, it’s watch videos about the political ideology of Thomas the tank engine characters”. The speech is in “LHS Class of 2023 Graduation” by LTPSRewind and skip to about 41 minutes in. THIS IS WILD

@DiegoMoreno-ru1kp

7 күн бұрын

It is wild that some in school see this and talk about it

Never thought I’d see a Thomas the Tank Engine political compass, but here we are

It’s an interesting video, but I think it’s a bit too from an American perspective considering the characters are British and would be in British not American Politics. A few examples: -Henry: in the UK he wouldn’t be in Healthcare debt as it’s a free at point of use and supported by all mainstream sides -Donald & Douglas: they aren’t immigrants, they’re Scots. It’s like a Texan moving to Virginia. -Thomas and Emily: them being Monarchists is nothing unusual. In the UK the very vast majority either support or don’t mind the Monarchy. Though of course to be fair, there are different types, reasons and extents of support for the Monarchy.

Bruh this video got me laughing my ass off

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL & VIDEOS 📹 🙂

17:33 Sir Handel when the IRS shows up to his house for evading taxes

I wonder if it's possible to examine Stepney. He's a very cheerful chap. (Irl Stepney is highly valued and is well cared for.)

Now this is some quality content

Bear - Centrist. If Toby is centrist because he stopped giving a shit years ago, Bear is centrist because he tries, in his own grumpy way, to care about every viewpoint. He listened to Spamcan's (authoritarian right, of course!) slander about the steam engines, but told him where to stick it - but it was obvious he had his own reservations about the Steamies. So, Bear is centrist.

@americanliberal09

Жыл бұрын

hmmm...I didn't know that being apathetic is such a centrist stereotype. 😏

@NitroIndigo

Жыл бұрын

Spamcan? Is that a nickname for D199?

@robertwilloughby8050

Жыл бұрын

@@NitroIndigo Yep.

@robertwilloughby8050

Жыл бұрын

@@americanliberal09 It's more that Toby is liable to say he's a communist to pee Gordon off, and then say he's an arch-conservative to the Twins to troll them. Frankly, Toby has had lost all interest in Steamie politics due to the incompatibility of the opposing views.

@americanliberal09

Жыл бұрын

@@robertwilloughby8050 Oh. So you seriously wanna believe that, right?

Not the first time I've someone discuss these character from a political perspective, but I'll say that that what happens to bulgy is basically reactionary fantasy porn.

I have been watching Thomas for nearly thirty years, didn't realize the black wheels reference. Now I gotta reevaluate Edward's whole character 😢

Of course Emily is a feminist when you said that. She be the first train to ever attend a Roe v. Wade protest

I must say this is an interesting Thomas analysis. If I made add some input, I do feel like Duke would be more conservative, since he’s always mentioning his grace and firmly believes in doing things a certain way.

If you ever do a part two include the rest of the narrow engines

Duck and Diesel are like Stan and Haley Smith

On the topic of James possibly being an LGBTQ+ character: For some reason, when I was about six years old, I thought James was a woman, or at least very effeminate (I don’t think I’d seen Magic Railroad at that point, so I was unlikely to be familiar with Susan Roman’s voice for him). Not only that, I was also shipping him with Gordon, so in 6YO me’s headcanon, either James was trans, or both of them were gay/bi. I was unintentionally engaging in the LGBTQ+ James discourse over a decade before I was even aware there _was_ a discourse.

@ChrisSuperDude

Жыл бұрын

I thought James, Percy, and Henry were girls for some reason. James and Percy I think was because of Magic Railroad but I am not sure why I thought Henry was female. Probably because he was super sensitive.

@rokamayono8590

Жыл бұрын

I remember there where some people that thought Edward was a girl, and looking back I can see why, like in his face

@58thedrive30

Жыл бұрын

i though his smile face in the clearwaters series looks like a girl when i was little

@MilesModelWorks

Жыл бұрын

I used to think Percy was a girl based on his voice in the Sharon Miller era.

@ThighFish

Жыл бұрын

I've also found his face oddly effeminate.

Well, now this video is making me wonder about the political views of the TUGS characters like Billy Shoepack and Bluenose.

Henry the hippie, haha

I could see Thomas only being a monarchist because he liked the queen herself. When Charles got crowned he probably jumped off the bandwagon.

I feel like you can make this a series by shorts for each character.

Now I know why Toby is my favorite character. He is literally me.

As a Thomas fan I do agree on some of the characters ideology there are some other political dimensions you have to consider for more parts.

I never thought anyone would theorize the political ideology of thomas the tank engine and im all for it

Top 10 thumbnails of all time

Your theory about Edward's possible political orientation is exactly why Edward is my all-time favourite Thomas character!😆🩵 In terms of politics in real life, I myself am basically Toby😂

I'm not surprised most steam engines based of their book depiction would be considered right leaning considering they were written in the 1940s-70s by someone who would be considered moderately right leaning in the current political understanding.

I wouldn't mind seeing a Part 2 with different characters.

12:02 Hmm by sitting on the points? From when is the turntable a type of switch? You probably recorded you talking so you should have put the RWS illustration.

In other words, Henry is a tree hugger and Emily is an environmentalist? No wonder they work so well together.

One last video to watch before midnight and going to bed. *clicks to watch the video and be amused*.

I like to see part 2

I need a picture of the entire thing with all the characters

I love this video

suggestions: daisy, rocky, rosie, victor, the horrid lorries, some of the pack, harold, mavis, bulgy

@ChrisSuperDude

Жыл бұрын

Daisy I think would be conservative. She’a the most feminine character in the series, wearing makeup and refusing to do dirty work. There’s an old saying “God made Eve, not to do everything Adam can but to do everything Adam can’t”. Daisy would believe that and if she were human I could see her as a housewife. Mavis I could see libertarian left. She’s a feminist in the way that she wants to do everything the boys do but at the same time she doesn’t view herself as superior to men just because she’s a woman. If Daisy is a housewife she’s a construction worker. So socially liberal but economically conservative. Rosie would be an anarchist/libertarian because she wants to be like Thomas. So when Thomas says “down with government” she follows to impress him. Pack would probably be conservative. They’re construction workers which tend to be conservative however they’d probably be pro union. So maybe they’d be JFK era democrats.

@ThomasAndRandomRobloxGames

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisSuperDude very interesting.

@NitroIndigo

Жыл бұрын

Victor would be pro-immigration for obvious reasons.

James being the “gay uncle”😭

Why does TVS Henry have to get authleft? Libleft’s green for a reason, you know!

Remember, genocide isn't specifically alt right. the communists did plenty of it. i think it's jsut a general authoritarian thing

@ThighFish

10 ай бұрын

The thing about so-called communists (in contrast to what Marx meant by the term, which is different from what it ended up meaning) is that they’re actually right-wing. In practice, authoritarianism is inherently right-wing.

I think the biggest ones missing are Duke boco daisy bulgy cranky salty harvey fergus and spencer. Any ideas? Edit: Oh yeah and lady because diesel 10 is here so why not .

Percy was brought in to the railway essentially as a scab , he was loyal to the fat controller and not the striking engines

Is it weird that I can see Sir and Lady Hatt flirting via political discussions?

What is the political ideology of the ballast spreader (aka sodor railway repair)?

@WatchVidsMakeLists

Жыл бұрын

Anarcho-syndicalist

@Closet__Dweller

Жыл бұрын

I see

Is it weird that I want a sequel with the side characters?

Yes, Gordon is VERY Conservative, but he is, perhaps slightly begrudgingly and only within reason, willing to live and let live...err, chug and let chug?

Can’t believe I am watching a video about theoretical political views of some funny talking trains from a funny talking train show for kids, but still, quite a unique video

8:35 Alec Baldwin’s James voice really adds to that (especially in Busy Going Backwards).

anyone know where Lady would go because she is one of my favorite characters