Renowned scientist Jane Goodall Expressed Aspiration to Launch Trump and Musk on Single-Journey Cosmic Voyage
After dedicating years observing chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall became a specialist on the aggressive tendencies of leading males. In a recently released interview documented shortly before her passing, the famous primatologist revealed her unusual solution for handling specific people she viewed as displaying similar qualities: sending them on a one-way journey into space.
Legacy Interview Reveals Candid Thoughts
This notable insight into Goodall's thinking emerges from the Netflix documentary "Famous Last Words", which was recorded in March and maintained secret until after her recently announced death at the age of 91.
"There are individuals I'm not fond of, and I wish to send them on one of Musk's spaceships and launch them to the planet he's convinced he'll locate," commented Goodall during her discussion with her interlocutor.
Specific Individuals Targeted
When asked whether the SpaceX founder, recognized for his disputed actions and associations, would be among them, Goodall responded with certainty.
"Certainly, without doubt. He would be the host. Envision who I'd put on that vessel. In addition to Musk would be Donald Trump and some of Trump's loyal adherents," she declared.
"And then I would add Russia's leader among them, and I would place China's President Xi. Without question I would add the Israeli leader among the passengers and his political allies. Send them all on that spacecraft and dispatch them."
Earlier Comments
This wasn't the first time that Goodall, a champion of conservation efforts, had shared negative views about the political figure specifically.
In a earlier conversation, she had noted that he displayed "similar type of behavior as a dominant primate will show when battling for supremacy with an opponent. They're upright, they parade, they project themselves as really more large and aggressive than they truly are in order to frighten their rivals."
Leadership Styles
During her posthumous documentary, Goodall elaborated on her understanding of alpha personalities.
"We see, remarkably, two kinds of leader. The first achieves dominance all by aggression, and because they're strong and they battle, they don't endure for extended periods. Others do it by using their brains, like a young male will merely oppose a higher ranking one if his friend, frequently a sibling, is supporting him. And research shows, they last significantly longer," she detailed.
Social Interactions
The celebrated primatologist also analyzed the "social dimension" of actions, and what her extensive studies had taught her about aggressive behaviors displayed by people and chimpanzees when encountering something they perceived as hostile, although no threat actually existed.
"Primates encounter an unfamiliar individual from a nearby tribe, and they get all excited, and their hair erect, and they extend and touch another, and they've got visages of hostility and apprehension, and it catches, and the remaining members catch that feeling that this one male has had, and they all become aggressive," she described.
"It's contagious," she continued. "Certain displays that turn aggressive, it spreads among them. Each member wishes to participate and engage and become aggressive. They're protecting their area or battling for dominance."
Similar Human Behavior
When inquired if she thought similar patterns were present in people, Goodall answered: "Perhaps, on occasion. But I firmly think that the bulk of humanity are decent."
"My biggest hope is nurturing future generations of compassionate citizens, beginnings and development. But is there sufficient time? It's unclear. We face challenging circumstances."
Historical Perspective
Goodall, a London native five years before the start of the Second World War, compared the fight against the difficulties of present day politics to the UK resisting Nazi Germany, and the "determined resistance" shown by the prime minister.
"However, this isn't to say you won't experience times of despair, but eventually you emerge and state, 'Well, I won't allow to permit their victory'," she remarked.
"It's like Churchill during the conflict, his renowned address, we will oppose them on the beaches, we'll fight them through the avenues and metropolitan centers, then he turned aside to an associate and allegedly commented, 'and we will oppose them with the remnants of broken bottles as that's the only thing we truly have'."
Closing Thoughts
In her concluding remarks, Goodall provided words of encouragement for those resisting authoritarian control and the environmental crisis.
"Even today, when Earth is challenging, there still is possibility. Don't lose hope. If you lose hope, you grow unresponsive and take no action," she counseled.
"Should you desire to preserve what is still beautiful in this world – should you desire to preserve Earth for coming generations, your descendants, their offspring – then contemplate the choices you make every day. Since, multiplied countless, multiple occasions, modest choices will make for substantial improvement."