Jane Goodall Expressed Wish to Send Musk and Trump on Single-Journey Trip to Space
After dedicating years observing chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall became an authority on the aggressive tendencies of dominant males. In a newly published interview recorded shortly before her death, the renowned primatologist disclosed her unusual solution for addressing particular figures she viewed as exhibiting similar traits: sending them on a one-way journey into outer space.
Posthumous Film Reveals Frank Opinions
This notable insight into Goodall's mindset emerges from the Netflix documentary "Final Words", which was captured in March and maintained secret until after her recently announced death at 91 years old.
"There are persons I don't like, and I wish to send them on one of Musk's spaceships and dispatch them to the celestial body he's convinced he'll locate," remarked Goodall during her discussion with Brad Falchuk.
Specific Individuals Targeted
When inquired whether the tech billionaire, known for his questionable behavior and connections, would be included, Goodall responded affirmatively.
"Certainly, without doubt. He'd be the organizer. You can imagine the people I would place on that vessel. Along with Musk would be Donald Trump and various Trump's dedicated followers," she declared.
"Additionally I would put Vladimir Putin among them, and I would place China's President Xi. I'd certainly put the Israeli leader among the passengers and his political allies. Send them all on that spacecraft and dispatch them."
Earlier Comments
This wasn't the first time that Goodall, a supporter of conservation efforts, had expressed criticism about the political figure in particular.
In a earlier conversation, she had remarked that he displayed "the same sort of conduct as a male chimpanzee will show when he's competing for leadership with an opponent. They stand tall, they swagger, they portray themselves as much larger and aggressive than they may actually be in order to daunt their rivals."
Alpha Behavior
During her posthumous documentary, Goodall expanded upon her understanding of alpha personalities.
"We get, remarkably, two kinds of alpha. The first achieves dominance through pure aggression, and since they're powerful and they combat, they don't remain for extended periods. Another group achieves dominance by utilizing strategy, like a young male will merely oppose a superior one if his ally, typically a relative, is supporting him. And you know, they endure significantly longer," she clarified.
Group Dynamics
The famous researcher also analyzed the "political aspect" of behavior, and what her extensive studies had revealed to her about combative conduct exhibited by human communities and apes when confronted with something they viewed as dangerous, despite the fact that no risk actually existed.
"Chimps observe an outsider from a neighboring community, and they get very stimulated, and their fur bristles, and they reach out and contact each other, and they display expressions of anger and fear, and it spreads, and the rest absorb that sentiment that this one male has had, and they all become hostile," she detailed.
"It transmits easily," she continued. "Some of these demonstrations that turn aggressive, it sweeps through them. They all want to participate and engage and grow hostile. They're guarding their domain or competing for supremacy."
Human Parallels
When inquired if she considered similar patterns occurred in human beings, Goodall answered: "Probably, sometimes yes. But I strongly feel that most people are ethical."
"My biggest hope is educating the upcoming generation of caring individuals, roots and shoots. But do we have time? It's unclear. It's a really grim time."
Historical Comparison
Goodall, originally from London five years before the start of the Second World War, likened the struggle against the challenges of current political landscape to England opposing the Third Reich, and the "determined resistance" exhibited by the British leader.
"That doesn't mean you won't experience times of despair, but then you come out and say, 'OK, I won't allow to permit their victory'," she stated.
"It's similar to the Prime Minister in the war, his iconic words, we shall combat them along the shores, we'll fight them along the roads and the cities, afterward he commented to a friend and allegedly commented, 'and we will oppose them at the ends of broken bottles because that's all we truly have'."
Final Message
In her last message, Goodall offered motivational statements for those combating governmental suppression and the environmental crisis.
"Even today, when the world is dark, there still is possibility. Maintain optimism. Should optimism fade, you turn into unresponsive and take no action," she counseled.
"Whenever you desire to save the existing splendor on our planet – when you wish to protect our world for the future generations, future family, later generations – then consider the actions you take daily. Since, replicated numerous, multiple occasions, minor decisions will generate substantial improvement."
