Renowned scientist Jane Goodall Revealed Wish to Send Elon Musk and Donald Trump on Non-Return Trip to Space
After devoting her life observing chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall became a specialist on the hostile behavior of leading males. In a recently released interview documented shortly before her passing, the renowned primatologist revealed her unusual solution for dealing with specific people she viewed as exhibiting similar qualities: sending them on a non-return journey into space.
Final Documentary Discloses Candid Thoughts
This extraordinary insight into Goodall's thinking emerges from the Netflix documentary "Famous Last Words", which was captured in March and maintained confidential until after her recently announced demise at nine decades of life.
"I've encountered persons I don't like, and I would like to send them on a SpaceX vessel and send them all off to the planet he's certain he'll find," stated Goodall during her conversation with the interviewer.
Specific Individuals Mentioned
When questioned whether Elon Musk, famous for his questionable behavior and political alliances, would be part of this group, Goodall responded positively.
"Yes, definitely. He would be the leader. Picture the people I would place on that spaceship. Together with Musk would be Trump and several of Trump's loyal adherents," she stated.
"And then I would include Vladimir Putin among them, and I would put China's leader. I'd certainly put the Israeli leader on that journey and his political allies. Put them all on that vessel and send them off."
Earlier Comments
This wasn't the first time that Goodall, an advocate of conservation efforts, had shared negative views about the political figure in particular.
In a earlier conversation, she had observed that he exhibited "similar type of behavior as an alpha chimp demonstrates when vying for dominance with an opponent. They're upright, they strut, they present themselves as really more large and hostile than they really are in order to frighten their rivals."
Dominance Patterns
During her final interview, Goodall further explained her analysis of dominant individuals.
"We observe, notably, two types of dominant individual. One does it all by aggression, and due to their strength and they combat, they don't remain indefinitely. Another group achieves dominance by using their brains, like an aspiring leader will just confront a superior one if his friend, frequently a sibling, is with him. And you know, they last significantly longer," she detailed.
Group Dynamics
The famous researcher also analyzed the "social dimension" of actions, and what her detailed observations had shown her about combative conduct shown by human communities and chimpanzees when confronted with something they viewed as hostile, despite the fact that no threat actually existed.
"Chimps observe an unfamiliar individual from a neighboring community, and they grow highly agitated, and the hair stands out, and they stretch and touch another, and they've got expressions of rage and terror, and it catches, and the remaining members catch that feeling that this one male has had, and they all become hostile," she described.
"It transmits easily," she noted. "Certain displays that turn aggressive, it sweeps through them. Everyone desires to participate and engage and grow hostile. They're defending their domain or battling for control."
Comparable Human Reactions
When inquired if she considered comparable dynamics occurred in people, Goodall responded: "Probably, in certain situations. But I truly believe that most people are ethical."
"My main objective is raising the upcoming generation of caring individuals, foundations and growth. But are we allowing enough time? I'm uncertain. We face challenging circumstances."
Historical Context
Goodall, a London native shortly before the beginning of the World War II, equated the struggle against the difficulties of current political landscape to the UK resisting German forces, and the "determined resistance" displayed by the British leader.
"This doesn't imply you won't experience times of despair, but eventually you emerge and declare, 'Alright, I'm not going to allow their success'," she stated.
"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 urban areas, then he turned aside to a friend and was heard to say, 'and we will oppose them with the remnants of damaged containers as that's the only thing we truly have'."
Final Message
In her concluding remarks, Goodall shared words of encouragement for those resisting political oppression and the ecological disaster.
"Even today, when the planet is difficult, there remains possibility. Maintain optimism. Should optimism fade, you become indifferent and do nothing," she counseled.
"Should you desire to preserve the existing splendor across the globe â should you desire to protect our world for subsequent eras, your grandchildren, later generations â then consider the choices you take daily. As, replicated a million, multiple occasions, modest choices will make for great change."