Primatologist Jane Goodall Revealed Wish to Transport Trump and Musk on Single-Journey Cosmic Voyage
After dedicating years researching chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall became an expert on the hostile behavior of dominant males. In a freshly unveiled interview filmed shortly before her passing, the celebrated primatologist revealed her unconventional solution for addressing specific people she viewed as displaying similar characteristics: launching them on a permanent journey into space.
Legacy Interview Unveils Honest Views
This notable viewpoint into Goodall's philosophy emerges from the Netflix documentary "Last Statements", which was captured in March and preserved secret until after her recently announced demise at the age of 91.
"There are people I'm not fond of, and I wish to place them on a SpaceX vessel and dispatch them to the world he's certain he's going to discover," stated Goodall during her discussion with her interlocutor.
Particular Personalities Mentioned
When asked whether Elon Musk, famous for his questionable behavior and political alliances, would be part of this group, Goodall replied with certainty.
"Yes, definitely. He could serve as the host. Picture whom I would include on that spaceship. Along with Musk would be Trump and some of Trump's dedicated followers," she declared.
"Furthermore I would include the Russian president on board, and I would place Xi Jinping. I would definitely include Israel's prime minister in there and his political allies. Send them all on that spaceship and dispatch them."
Previous Criticism
This was not the first time that Goodall, an advocate of conservation efforts, had expressed criticism about Donald Trump especially.
In a earlier conversation, she had noted that he exhibited "the same sort of actions as a dominant primate exhibits when he's competing for supremacy with a rival. They posture, they swagger, they project themselves as much larger and hostile than they may actually be in order to frighten their competitors."
Dominance Patterns
During her posthumous documentary, Goodall elaborated on her comprehension of alpha personalities.
"We see, remarkably, two kinds of leader. The first achieves dominance solely through combat, and due to their strength and they battle, they don't remain for extended periods. Others do it by employing intelligence, like a young male will only challenge a superior one if his companion, typically a relative, is alongside him. And research shows, they last much, much longer," she detailed.
Collective Behavior
The renowned scientist also analyzed the "political aspect" of behavior, and what her detailed observations had taught her about combative conduct shown by human communities and primates when encountering something they perceived as hostile, despite the fact that no threat actually existed.
"Primates see a stranger from a neighboring community, and they get highly agitated, and the hair stands out, and they reach out and touch another, and they display visages of hostility and apprehension, and it catches, and the remaining members adopt that emotion that this one male has had, and they all become aggressive," she detailed.
"It spreads rapidly," she noted. "Certain displays that become hostile, it permeates the group. They all want to get involved and turn violent. They're guarding their territory or battling for supremacy."
Human Parallels
When asked if she considered similar behaviors occurred in people, Goodall replied: "Likely, sometimes yes. But I firmly think that the bulk of humanity are good."
"My primary aspiration is raising this new generation of empathetic people, roots and shoots. But do we have time? It's unclear. These are difficult times."
Historical Perspective
Goodall, a London native five years before the commencement of the Second World War, equated the struggle against the difficulties of current political landscape to Britain standing up the Third Reich, and the "spirit of obstinance" displayed by the British leader.
"This doesn't imply you avoid having moments of depression, but eventually you emerge and declare, 'Alright, I refuse to permit their victory'," she commented.
"It resembles the Prime Minister throughout the battle, his famous speech, we will oppose them at the coastlines, we shall battle them along the roads and the cities, then he turned aside to a companion and reportedly stated, 'and we shall combat them at the ends of broken bottles as that's the only thing we truly have'."
Closing Thoughts
In her final address, Goodall offered words of encouragement for those resisting authoritarian control and the ecological disaster.
"In current times, when the planet is challenging, there still is optimism. Preserve faith. Should optimism fade, you turn into apathetic and take no action," she advised.
"Whenever you wish to preserve the existing splendor in this world – when you wish to preserve Earth for subsequent eras, future family, their grandchildren – then contemplate the choices you make every day. As, multiplied a million, innumerable instances, modest choices will generate significant transformation."