Don’t be fooled: some say the cartoon heroes of Paw Patrol are covert outriders for authoritarian capitalism. Your email address: Email Us Get the Newsletter By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy PolicyThe haters have a slogan too: “Defund the Paw Patrol!” A sensation like Paw Patrol is doing a lot of imparting, and evidently resonating with youngsters everywhere. To understand the deep meaning of Paw Patrol, the best tool may not be ideology but psychoanalysis. The “Paw Patrol” generation have overheard their parents freaking out about politics, war, inflation, the coronavirus and climate change.