Jane Goodall Expressed Wish to Launch Elon Musk and Donald Trump on Single-Journey Trip to Space
After spending decades observing chimpanzee conduct, Jane Goodall became a specialist on the hostile behavior of alpha males. In a recently released interview filmed shortly before her passing, the famous primatologist disclosed her unique solution for dealing with specific people she viewed as displaying similar characteristics: sending them on a one-way journey into the cosmos.
Legacy Interview Discloses Candid Thoughts
This extraordinary perspective into Goodall's thinking emerges from the Netflix production "Final Words", which was recorded in March and kept secret until after her recent passing at nine decades of life.
"I've encountered individuals I dislike, and I want to put them on a SpaceX vessel and launch them to the planet he's sure he'll find," stated Goodall during her conversation with the interviewer.
Specific Individuals Identified
When questioned whether Elon Musk, known for his controversial gestures and political alliances, would be among them, Goodall answered affirmatively.
"Yes, definitely. He would be the organizer. Picture the people I would place on that spaceship. Along with Musk would be Donald Trump and several of Trump's real supporters," she announced.
"Additionally I would add Vladimir Putin in there, and I would include China's leader. I'd certainly put Benjamin Netanyahu 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 ecological preservation, had expressed criticism about the political figure specifically.
In a previous discussion, she had remarked that he exhibited "the same sort of actions as a dominant primate will show when battling for leadership with an opponent. They posture, they parade, they present themselves as really more large and aggressive than they truly are in order to daunt their rivals."
Leadership Styles
During her last recorded conversation, Goodall expanded upon her analysis of leadership types.
"We get, interestingly, two types of leader. One type succeeds through pure aggression, and since they're powerful and they combat, they don't endure for extended periods. Another group achieves dominance by utilizing strategy, like an aspiring leader will just confront a higher ranking one if his ally, frequently a sibling, is with him. And research shows, they remain far more extended periods," she clarified.
Social Interactions
The celebrated primatologist also analyzed the "social dimension" of actions, and what her comprehensive research had shown her about combative conduct exhibited by groups of humans and apes when encountering something they perceived as dangerous, although no threat truly existed.
"Primates encounter an unfamiliar individual from an adjacent group, and they become very stimulated, and their hair erect, and they extend and make physical contact, and they display these faces of anger and fear, and it catches, and the remaining members adopt that emotion that this one male has had, and everyone turns aggressive," she explained.
"It's contagious," she continued. "Some of these demonstrations that turn aggressive, it spreads among them. They all want to get involved and turn violent. They're guarding their domain or fighting for supremacy."
Comparable Human Reactions
When asked if she believed the same patterns occurred in humans, Goodall answered: "Probably, on occasion. But I strongly feel that the majority of individuals are good."
"My primary aspiration is nurturing this new generation of empathetic people, foundations and growth. But are we allowing enough time? It's unclear. We face challenging circumstances."
Historical Context
Goodall, originally from London shortly before the commencement of the Second World War, compared the battle with the challenges of present day politics to England opposing the Third Reich, and the "determined resistance" shown by the British leader.
"However, this isn't to say you don't have moments of depression, but eventually you emerge and say, 'OK, I won't allow to permit their victory'," she commented.
"It's similar to the leader in the war, his renowned address, we'll fight them along the shores, we shall battle them in the streets and the cities, afterward he commented to a companion and allegedly commented, 'and we'll fight them at the ends of broken bottles as that's the only thing we truly have'."
Closing Thoughts
In her last message, Goodall provided words of encouragement for those combating governmental suppression and the climate emergency.
"In current times, when the world is difficult, there still is hope. Preserve faith. Should optimism fade, you grow indifferent and remain inactive," she advised.
"Whenever you want to save the existing splendor in this world – should you desire to preserve Earth for subsequent eras, future family, later generations – then consider the decisions you take every day. Because, multiplied countless, innumerable instances, modest choices will create substantial improvement."