Jane Goodall Shared Wish to Launch Trump and Musk on One-Way Trip to Space
After dedicating years researching chimpanzee actions, Jane Goodall became an expert on the hostile behavior of leading males. In a recently released interview documented shortly before her demise, the famous primatologist disclosed her unusual solution for dealing with particular figures she viewed as showing similar traits: launching them on a permanent journey into space.
Final Documentary Discloses Candid Thoughts
This notable viewpoint into Goodall's mindset emerges from the Netflix film "Famous Last Words", which was recorded in March and maintained secret until after her recent demise at the age of 91.
"I know individuals I don't like, and I wish to put them on a spacecraft and launch them to the planet he's sure he'll find," remarked Goodall during her interview with her interlocutor.
Specific Individuals Mentioned
When questioned whether the SpaceX founder, recognized for his controversial gestures and associations, would be among them, Goodall answered with certainty.
"Yes, definitely. He would be the leader. Picture the people I would place on that spacecraft. In addition to Musk would be Donald Trump and some of Trump's real supporters," she declared.
"And then I would include the Russian president in there, and I would include China's leader. I would definitely include the Israeli leader among the passengers and his political allies. Send them all on that spaceship and dispatch them."
Earlier Comments
This was not the initial instance that Goodall, a supporter of environmental causes, had voiced concerns about the former president especially.
In a earlier conversation, she had noted that he exhibited "comparable kind of conduct as a male chimpanzee demonstrates when vying for leadership with a rival. They posture, they strut, they present themselves as really more large and hostile than they truly are in order to intimidate their rivals."
Alpha Behavior
During her final interview, Goodall further explained her understanding of alpha personalities.
"We observe, interestingly, two kinds of leader. The first achieves dominance solely through combat, and since they're powerful and they battle, they don't last for extended periods. The second type succeeds by using their brains, like a younger individual will just confront a higher ranking one if his friend, often his brother, is alongside him. And as we've seen, they remain much, much longer," she detailed.
Collective Behavior
The renowned scientist also analyzed the "politicization" of conduct, and what her detailed observations had shown her about combative conduct exhibited by groups of humans and apes when faced with something they viewed as hostile, although no danger really was present.
"Chimpanzees see a stranger from an adjacent group, and they become highly agitated, and their fur bristles, and they reach out and make physical contact, and they display expressions of rage and terror, and it catches, and the others catch that feeling that a single individual has had, and the entire group grows hostile," she described.
"It's contagious," she added. "Various exhibitions that grow violent, it sweeps through them. Everyone desires to participate and engage and become aggressive. They're defending their territory or competing for dominance."
Similar Human Behavior
When questioned if she thought the same behaviors occurred in human beings, Goodall answered: "Perhaps, on occasion. But I strongly feel that most people are ethical."
"My primary aspiration is raising the upcoming generation of compassionate citizens, beginnings and development. But is there sufficient time? It's unclear. It's a really grim time."
Historical Comparison
Goodall, originally from London prior to the beginning of the Second World War, likened the struggle against the challenges of current political landscape to Britain standing up Nazi Germany, and the "spirit of obstinance" displayed by Winston Churchill.
"This doesn't imply you avoid having moments of depression, but subsequently you recover and state, 'Alright, I won't allow to allow their success'," she stated.
"It's like the leader during the conflict, his renowned address, we will oppose them along the shores, we'll fight them through the avenues and the cities, then he turned aside to an associate and was heard to say, 'and we will oppose them at the ends of broken bottles as that's the only thing we've bloody well got'."
Parting Words
In her final address, Goodall shared words of encouragement for those combating governmental suppression and the ecological disaster.
"In current times, when the world is dark, there continues to be optimism. Don't lose hope. Should optimism fade, you grow unresponsive and remain inactive," she counseled.
"And if you wish to protect the remaining beauty in this world – if you want to save the planet for coming generations, future family, their grandchildren – then consider the decisions you take each day. As, expanded countless, innumerable instances, minor decisions will create great change."