Jane Goodall Shared Wish to Transport Elon Musk and Donald Trump on One-Way Trip to Space

After spending decades studying chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall became an authority on the hostile behavior of dominant males. In a recently released interview recorded shortly before her death, the renowned primatologist shared her unusual solution for handling specific people she viewed as showing similar characteristics: sending them on a non-return journey into outer space.

Legacy Interview Unveils Frank Opinions

This notable viewpoint into Goodall's thinking emerges from the Netflix film "Final Words", which was recorded in March and maintained secret until after her recent death at nine decades of life.

"I've encountered individuals I don't like, and I would like to send them on a spacecraft and launch them to the planet he's certain he's going to discover," commented Goodall during her conversation with the interviewer.

Named Figures Mentioned

When inquired whether the SpaceX founder, known for his controversial gestures and associations, would be included, Goodall replied with certainty.

"Yes, definitely. He'd be the organizer. You can imagine the people I would place on that vessel. Along with Musk would be Donald Trump and several of Trump's real supporters," she declared.

"Furthermore I would include the Russian president among them, and I would put China's leader. I would definitely include the Israeli leader on that journey and his far-right government. Place them all on that spacecraft and send them off."

Earlier Comments

This wasn't the earlier occasion that Goodall, an advocate of environmental causes, had expressed criticism about Donald Trump in particular.

In a previous discussion, she had observed that he showed "the same sort of conduct as a male chimpanzee demonstrates when vying for leadership with an opponent. They stand tall, they strut, they portray themselves as much larger and aggressive than they really are in order to intimidate their rivals."

Alpha Behavior

During her final interview, Goodall further explained her understanding of leadership types.

"We see, remarkably, two kinds of dominant individual. The first achieves dominance all by aggression, and due to their strength and they combat, they don't endure very long. Another group achieves dominance by employing intelligence, like a younger individual will only challenge a higher ranking one if his companion, frequently a sibling, is with him. And research shows, they endure significantly longer," she detailed.

Group Dynamics

The celebrated primatologist also analyzed the "politicization" of behavior, and what her comprehensive research had revealed to her about hostile actions displayed by groups of humans and chimpanzees when confronted with something they considered threatening, even if no danger really was present.

"Chimps encounter a stranger from a nearby tribe, and they get all excited, and their hair erect, and they stretch and make physical contact, and they display these faces of rage and terror, and it spreads, and the others catch that feeling that this one male has had, and the entire group grows hostile," she explained.

"It's contagious," she continued. "Various exhibitions that turn aggressive, it sweeps through them. They all want to participate and engage and turn violent. They're protecting their domain or competing for dominance."

Comparable Human Reactions

When inquired if she considered similar behaviors applied to human beings, Goodall replied: "Likely, on occasion. But I truly believe that the bulk of humanity are ethical."

"My main objective is raising this new generation of compassionate citizens, beginnings and development. But are we allowing enough time? It's unclear. It's a really grim time."

Historical Context

Goodall, originally from London five years before the beginning of the Second World War, compared the battle with the darkness of contemporary politics to Britain standing up the Third Reich, and the "spirit of obstinance" exhibited by the British leader.

"This doesn't imply you won't experience times of despair, but subsequently you recover and state, 'Well, I'm not going to allow their success'," she remarked.

"It's like the leader during the conflict, his famous speech, we shall combat them at the coastlines, we will resist them through the avenues and the cities, afterward he commented to a friend and allegedly commented, 'and we shall combat them with the remnants of broken bottles as that's the only thing we've bloody well got'."

Parting Words

In her last message, Goodall shared inspiring thoughts for those combating governmental suppression and the climate emergency.

"At present, when the world is challenging, there continues to be hope. Maintain optimism. If you lose hope, you grow unresponsive and remain inactive," she advised.

"And if you want to preserve what is still beautiful in this world – when you wish to save the planet for subsequent eras, future family, their offspring – then consider the choices you make daily. As, expanded a million, a billion times, minor decisions will make for great change."