mct16:
Tintin may have helped expose the slave trade in "The Red Sea Sharks" or helped clear some gypsies over the theft of "The Castafiore Emerald" but he never struck me as the sort who was trying to change society as a whole.
I agree wholeheartedly. There is as much a lack of political stance in Tintin's world as there is romance. His mission is not solving social failings, but rather treating the symptoms. He tends to focus on the small, obvious problems; indeed, like a wrongly accused band of gypsies.
Tintin is probably well aware of world problems. If he does have any definite opinions, however, he doesn't act upon them. The only possible exception is a peace sign stuck on his helmet. His loyalty to the underdog, racial and religious tolerance, and sense of justice are likely the product of a highly moralistic personality. Tintin seems to operate on conscience. Politics probably have no bearing on him.
I must disagree with an earlier comment:
mct16:
...he did not care who ruled a country or in what manner, just provided that he (Tintin) got his way in whatever he was doing.
That is the case in
Tintin and the Picaros, written in Herge's final years. Perhaps he did not care who ruled San Theodoros. However, he certainly didn't entangle himself in a revolution just to "get his way". Tintin has always put others first. He left Marlinspike to rescue Thompson and Thomson from ignominious deaths. He has a moral code; while unspoken, it clearly dictates that he, Tintin, is second to his fellows in preservation. I don't think Tintin has ever acted simply in his own interest.