When it comes down to brass tacks, “natalists” like Musk seem only interested in raising birth rates in the most inhumane way possible, by force. Musk loves to bleat lies about how birth control is dangerous, which is an unsubtle pretext to take it away, perhaps by likely Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, chosen because he puts MAGA ideology before science. Musk’s billionaire buddy Peter Thiel has dumped huge amounts of money into spreading scary disinformation about birth control, as well.
The other giveaway is that these “natalists” don’t care one whit about the well-being of children after they’ve served the purpose of sinking a woman’s ambitions. That’s why Musk is going so hard after Head Start, even though it’s demonstrably good for children’s health and economic futures.
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