Primatologist Jane Goodall Expressed Aspiration to Send Trump and Musk on One-Way Space Mission

After spending decades observing chimpanzee actions, Jane Goodall became an authority on the hostile behavior of dominant males. In a freshly unveiled interview documented shortly before her death, the famous primatologist disclosed her unique solution for dealing with particular figures she viewed as exhibiting similar qualities: sending them on a permanent journey into outer space.

Posthumous Film Reveals Honest Views

This notable perspective into Goodall's philosophy emerges from the Netflix film "Final Words", which was recorded in March and preserved secret until after her recent passing at nine decades of life.

"I know individuals I dislike, and I would like to send them on one of Musk's spaceships and send them all off to the celestial body he's sure he'll find," stated Goodall during her discussion with the interviewer.

Named Figures Mentioned

When questioned whether the SpaceX founder, famous for his disputed actions and political alliances, would be among them, Goodall responded positively.

"Certainly, without doubt. He would be the leader. Picture the people I would place on that spacecraft. In addition to Musk would be Donald Trump and various Trump's loyal adherents," she announced.

"And then I would include Russia's leader among them, and I would place Xi Jinping. Without question I would add the Israeli leader on that journey and his administration. Place them all on that vessel and send them off."

Past Observations

This wasn't the earlier occasion that Goodall, an advocate of conservation efforts, had voiced concerns about Donald Trump in particular.

In a 2022 interview, she had remarked that he showed "comparable kind of behavior as a dominant primate demonstrates when he's competing for leadership with an opponent. They stand tall, they strut, they present themselves as significantly bigger and combative than they may actually be in order to frighten their opponents."

Leadership Styles

During her final interview, Goodall further explained her comprehension of alpha personalities.

"We observe, interestingly, two categories of leader. The first achieves dominance solely through combat, and due to their strength and they fight, they don't last very long. The second type succeeds by using their brains, like a young male will just confront a superior one if his ally, often his brother, is with him. And as we've seen, they endure much, much longer," she detailed.

Social Interactions

The celebrated primatologist also studied the "politicization" of actions, and what her comprehensive research had revealed to her about combative conduct shown by groups of humans and apes when faced with something they perceived as dangerous, although no risk really was present.

"Primates observe an unfamiliar individual from a nearby tribe, and they get all excited, and their hair erect, and they reach out and contact each other, and they show visages of hostility and apprehension, and it catches, and the rest absorb that sentiment that one member has had, and everyone turns combative," she detailed.

"It spreads rapidly," she added. "Various exhibitions that become hostile, it spreads among them. They all want to become and join in and turn violent. They're defending their area or fighting for supremacy."

Comparable Human Reactions

When asked if she believed the same dynamics applied to human beings, Goodall answered: "Likely, on occasion. But I truly believe that the majority of individuals are ethical."

"My biggest hope is raising this new generation of compassionate citizens, beginnings and development. But are we allowing enough time? I'm uncertain. These are difficult times."

Historical Context

Goodall, born in London shortly before the start of the World War II, compared the battle with the difficulties of current political landscape to Britain standing up Nazi Germany, and the "spirit of obstinance" displayed by Winston Churchill.

"However, this isn't to say you avoid having times of despair, but subsequently you recover and state, 'OK, I refuse to let them win'," she remarked.

"It's like the leader in the war, his famous speech, we shall combat them at the coastlines, we'll fight them in the streets and the cities, afterward he commented to a companion and was heard to say, 'and we shall combat them with the remnants of broken bottles because that's all we truly have'."

Parting Words

In her final address, Goodall offered inspiring thoughts for those combating governmental suppression and the environmental crisis.

"At present, when Earth is dark, there still is hope. Preserve faith. If you lose hope, you turn into indifferent and take no action," she advised.

"Should you desire to save what is still beautiful across the globe – if you want to protect our world for subsequent eras, future family, later generations – then think about the actions you make daily. Because, expanded countless, innumerable instances, even small actions will make for great change."