During Trump's last administration, when Covid was running rampant, Stephen King wrote that the present times reminded him not of The Stand, but of his other novel The Dead Zone. And this exact image is what jumped in my head the first time I saw Elon with his kid draped on his back.
Thank the god's I was not the only one. But at time's, just saying, when he puts Little X on his shoulders, I get this type of vibe like we are in Thunderdome.
If you haven't, I'd recommend reading the book this story is sourced from, Oil! by Upton Sinclair. It's only based on a portion of the book. As he did with The Jungle, Sinclair delivers a condemnation of capitalism and corruption that is just as timely today as it was a hundred years ago.
Daniel Plainview was actually a good business man. Morally corrupted and power hungry yes, but he established a thriving business. Elmo on the other hand…
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There will be blood.
Elon probably sees himself in him tho, which is an entire other can of worms I suppose.