Renowned scientist Jane Goodall Shared Wish to Transport Elon Musk and Donald Trump on Non-Return Cosmic Voyage
After dedicating years researching chimpanzee conduct, Jane Goodall became a specialist on the aggressive tendencies of dominant males. In a recently released interview filmed shortly before her demise, the renowned primatologist shared her unique solution for addressing particular figures she viewed as displaying similar traits: transporting them on a one-way journey into the cosmos.
Posthumous Film Reveals Honest Views
This remarkable viewpoint into Goodall's philosophy emerges from the Netflix film "Final Words", which was filmed in March and kept private until after her recently announced passing at 91 years old.
"There are people I dislike, and I wish to put them on a SpaceX vessel and dispatch them to the planet he's sure he'll locate," commented Goodall during her discussion with her interlocutor.
Particular Personalities Mentioned
When inquired whether the tech billionaire, known for his disputed actions and connections, would be included, Goodall responded with certainty.
"Yes, definitely. He could serve as the host. Picture who I'd put on that vessel. Along with Musk would be Trump and several of Trump's dedicated followers," she announced.
"Furthermore I would include Vladimir Putin on board, and I would place Xi Jinping. I would definitely include the Israeli leader on that journey and his far-right government. Send them all on that spaceship and dispatch them."
Earlier Comments
This wasn't the first time that Goodall, an advocate of ecological preservation, had expressed criticism about Donald Trump specifically.
In a 2022 interview, she had remarked that he showed "the same sort of behavior as a male chimpanzee demonstrates when he's competing for leadership with another. They're upright, they swagger, they project themselves as much larger and aggressive than they really are in order to intimidate their opponents."
Alpha Behavior
During her posthumous documentary, Goodall further explained her understanding of alpha personalities.
"We get, interestingly, two categories of dominant individual. The first achieves dominance all by aggression, and due to their strength and they battle, they don't endure very long. The second type succeeds by using their brains, like a young male will merely oppose a superior one if his ally, frequently a sibling, is with him. And research shows, they endure far more extended periods," she detailed.
Collective Behavior
The famous researcher also examined the "politicization" of behavior, and what her comprehensive research had taught her about combative conduct shown by people and primates when confronted with something they perceived as hostile, even if no risk really was present.
"Chimps see an outsider from a neighboring community, and they become all excited, and the hair stands out, and they extend and contact each other, and they display visages of rage and terror, and it transmits, and the others adopt that emotion that a single individual has had, and the entire group grows combative," she detailed.
"It spreads rapidly," she added. "Some of these demonstrations that become hostile, it spreads among them. Everyone desires to become and join in and become aggressive. They're protecting their territory or battling for control."
Similar Human Behavior
When asked if she believed comparable patterns occurred in people, Goodall responded: "Likely, on occasion. But I firmly think that the majority of individuals are good."
"My biggest hope is raising this new generation of empathetic people, foundations and growth. But do we have time? It's unclear. We face challenging circumstances."
Historical Context
Goodall, born in London prior to the beginning of the World War II, likened the struggle against the darkness of contemporary politics to Britain standing up the Third Reich, and the "spirit of obstinance" shown by Winston Churchill.
"That doesn't mean you don't have periods of sadness, but eventually you emerge and say, 'Alright, I'm not going to let them win'," she remarked.
"It resembles Churchill in the war, his iconic words, we'll fight them on the beaches, we shall battle them along the roads and the cities, afterward he commented to a companion and allegedly commented, 'and we shall combat them with the remnants of shattered glass as that's the only thing we've bloody well got'."
Closing Thoughts
In her final address, Goodall provided words of encouragement for those resisting authoritarian control and the environmental crisis.
"In current times, when the world is difficult, there remains possibility. Maintain optimism. If you lose hope, you turn into apathetic and do nothing," she counseled.
"Whenever you want to protect what is still beautiful on our planet – if you want to save the planet for coming generations, your descendants, their grandchildren – then think about the actions you make each day. Since, replicated numerous, innumerable instances, even small actions will create significant transformation."