Primatologist Jane Goodall Expressed Aspiration to Launch Musk and Trump on Non-Return Space Mission

After dedicating years researching chimpanzee actions, Jane Goodall became a specialist on the aggressive tendencies of dominant males. In a newly published interview documented shortly before her demise, the renowned primatologist disclosed her unusual solution for handling certain individuals she viewed as exhibiting similar characteristics: transporting them on a one-way journey into space.

Final Documentary Discloses Candid Thoughts

This remarkable perspective into Goodall's thinking emerges from the Netflix documentary "Final Words", which was recorded in March and maintained private until after her recently announced demise at nine decades of life.

"I've encountered individuals I'm not fond of, and I would like to place them on a spacecraft and launch them to the world he's certain he'll locate," stated Goodall during her interview with Brad Falchuk.

Particular Personalities Targeted

When asked whether Elon Musk, recognized for his controversial gestures and connections, would be among them, Goodall responded positively.

"Certainly, without doubt. He would be the host. Envision the people I would place on that spaceship. Together with Musk would be Trump and several of Trump's real supporters," she announced.

"Additionally I would add Vladimir Putin among them, and I would include China's President Xi. I'd certainly put Israel's prime minister among the passengers and his far-right government. Place them all on that spacecraft and dispatch them."

Previous Criticism

This was not the earlier occasion that Goodall, a champion of conservation efforts, had expressed criticism about the former president especially.

In a earlier conversation, she had observed that he displayed "the same sort of actions as an alpha chimp will show when vying for supremacy with another. They're upright, they swagger, they project themselves as really more large and hostile than they may actually be in order to intimidate their opponents."

Leadership Styles

During her last recorded conversation, Goodall expanded upon her understanding of dominant individuals.

"We see, notably, two categories of dominant individual. 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 using their brains, like a young male will just confront a higher ranking one if his friend, typically a relative, is with him. And you know, they endure far more extended periods," she detailed.

Collective Behavior

The famous researcher also examined the "politicization" of behavior, and what her extensive studies had taught her about aggressive behaviors exhibited by groups of humans and apes when confronted with something they perceived as threatening, despite the fact that no threat actually existed.

"Chimpanzees encounter an outsider from an adjacent group, and they become highly agitated, and their hair erect, and they extend and touch another, and they've got these faces of rage and terror, and it catches, and the remaining members catch that feeling that this one male has had, and everyone turns combative," she described.

"It spreads rapidly," she added. "Some of these demonstrations that grow violent, it permeates the group. Everyone desires to get involved and turn violent. They're guarding their domain or competing for supremacy."

Comparable Human Reactions

When asked if she believed similar dynamics applied to human beings, Goodall replied: "Probably, in certain situations. But I firmly think that most people are decent."

"My biggest hope is nurturing future generations of empathetic people, foundations and growth. But are we allowing enough time? I don't know. We face challenging circumstances."

Historical Comparison

Goodall, born in London five years before the beginning of the World War II, likened the struggle against the challenges of current political landscape to Britain standing up Nazi Germany, and the "determined resistance" exhibited by the British leader.

"This doesn't imply you avoid having periods of sadness, but then you come out and declare, 'Alright, I refuse to permit their victory'," she commented.

"It resembles Churchill throughout the battle, his renowned address, we shall combat them on the beaches, we'll fight them through the avenues and the cities, afterward he commented to a friend and was heard to say, 'and we'll fight them with the remnants of shattered glass because that's all we actually possess'."

Closing Thoughts

In her concluding remarks, Goodall provided motivational statements for those combating political oppression and the environmental crisis.

"At present, when the planet is challenging, there continues to be hope. Preserve faith. Should optimism fade, you turn into indifferent and remain inactive," she recommended.

"Whenever you want to protect the existing splendor on our planet – if you want to preserve Earth for subsequent eras, your grandchildren, their grandchildren – then contemplate the actions you implement daily. Since, expanded countless, a billion times, even small actions will create substantial improvement."

John Waller
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