Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Musk is not a conservative. He is a far-right extremist shaped by apartheid, infantile and fascistic

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42. Some video clips I've seen of his interactions with that child are very worrisome.

And I hope the boy will grow up psychologically healthy despite his father. But what I've read about Musk's relationships with the mothers of his children hasn't been reassuring.

Musk seems to view the boy as a combination Mini Me princeling, pet and trophy (fathering children is an obsession with him). Just the bizarre name chosen for this boy comes across as a selfish publicity stunt, rather than giving a child a name that will help him.

I hope to God that boy and his young siblings all get some normal loving care, from both women and men, away from Musk. Healthy, normal role models.

IMO Musk parading around the Capitol with the boy wasn't so much "take your child to work" as "even my 4-year-old child is much more important than you lawmakers."

I think Musk probably believes he's being a great father. But he's so messed up himself.

USA Today article on what narcissists can do to their children:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/08/15/narcissism-and-parenting-narcissistic-parents-cast-kids-into-roles/70591780007/

Two of the most common roles narcissists force their kids into are the golden child and the scapegoat.

Little X is the golden child.

Musk's trans daughter Vivian is the scapegoat.