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Re:The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank En... by krapp on Thursday September 28, 2017 @10:42PM (#15362375)
Children's shows generally teach lessons, which is why I assumed that children are meant to identify with the trains.
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Re:The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank En... by Symbiote on Friday September 29, 2017 @03:22AM (#15363412)
I identified the trains with the real trains that went past the house.

It's not too unusual to hear a young boy talking about Thomas while waiting for or in a train. It's often been the only real conversation I can understand elsewhere in Europe. ("Which one is this?" "It's red mummy, this is James!")

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