Like Japan, Italy faces existential threat if citizens don’t have more children: Elon Musk
- Speaking at a political festival organised by Prime Minister Meloni, Musk urged Italians to have more children to protect their culture
- The SpaceX founder added he was in favour of legal immigration but that alone would not solve the issue of population decline for industrialised nations
Taking to the stage with X Æ A-12, one of his sons, in his arms, Musk told the crowd gathered at the Sant’Angelo Castle that Italy should be having more children.
“Make more Italians to save Italy’s culture,” he said at one point in the discussion when asked about Italy’s immigration and demographics.
Musk said he was in favour of legal immigration but that alone would not solve the issue of population decline for industrialised nations.
“My advice to all government leaders and people is make sure you have children to create a new generation,” he said, “or the culture of Italy, Japan and France will disappear.”
“We are in danger of no longer having these countries,” Musk, who has previously said he viewed “population collapse due to low birth rates” as more dangerous than global warming, added.
