Primatologist Jane Goodall Expressed Aspiration to Launch Musk and Trump on Single-Journey Space Mission

After devoting her life studying chimpanzee conduct, Jane Goodall became an authority on the combative nature of alpha males. In a recently released interview filmed shortly before her passing, the famous primatologist revealed her unconventional solution for dealing with particular figures she viewed as showing similar traits: transporting them on a one-way journey into the cosmos.

Posthumous Film Reveals Honest Views

This extraordinary insight into Goodall's mindset emerges from the Netflix documentary "Famous Last Words", which was recorded in March and kept confidential until after her recently announced death at the age of 91.

"I've encountered people I don't like, and I want to place them on a spacecraft and launch them to the world he's convinced he'll find," commented Goodall during her interview with her interlocutor.

Particular Personalities Identified

When inquired whether the tech billionaire, recognized for his questionable behavior and associations, would be among them, Goodall responded with certainty.

"Oh, absolutely. He'd be the host. Picture whom I would include on that spaceship. Together with Musk would be Donald Trump and several of Trump's real supporters," she declared.

"And then I would include the Russian president among them, and I would place China's leader. Without question I would add the Israeli leader on that journey and his far-right government. Place them all on that spacecraft and send them off."

Earlier Comments

This wasn't the initial instance that Goodall, an advocate of ecological preservation, had voiced concerns about Donald Trump specifically.

In a previous discussion, she had noted that he exhibited "similar type of conduct as a dominant primate exhibits when he's competing for supremacy with an opponent. They posture, they strut, they portray themselves as significantly bigger and hostile than they truly are in order to daunt their opponents."

Leadership Styles

During her posthumous documentary, Goodall further explained her understanding of alpha personalities.

"We observe, remarkably, two kinds of dominant individual. One does it all by aggression, and since they're powerful and they fight, they don't endure very long. The second type succeeds by using their brains, like a younger individual will only challenge a higher ranking one if his friend, frequently a sibling, is with him. And research shows, they endure significantly longer," she detailed.

Social Interactions

The famous researcher also analyzed the "social dimension" of behavior, and what her comprehensive research had taught her about hostile actions displayed by groups of humans and primates when confronted with something they considered hostile, although no risk really was present.

"Chimps see a stranger from an adjacent group, and they grow very stimulated, and the hair stands out, and they reach out and make physical contact, and they display expressions of rage and terror, and it catches, and the others catch that feeling that one member has had, and they all become aggressive," she described.

"It spreads rapidly," she noted. "Certain displays that grow violent, it permeates the group. They all want to participate and engage and become aggressive. They're defending their territory or battling for supremacy."

Comparable Human Reactions

When questioned if she thought comparable dynamics were present in humans, Goodall replied: "Probably, on occasion. But I strongly feel that the majority of individuals are ethical."

"My primary aspiration is educating this new generation of compassionate citizens, foundations and growth. But are we allowing enough time? I don't know. These are difficult times."

Historical Context

Goodall, a London native five years before the start of the Second World War, likened the battle with the difficulties of contemporary politics to Britain standing up Nazi Germany, and the "unyielding attitude" exhibited by Winston Churchill.

"This doesn't imply you avoid having times of despair, but eventually you emerge and state, 'Alright, I'm not going to permit their victory'," she commented.

"It resembles the leader during the conflict, his iconic words, we shall combat them along the shores, we will resist them in the streets and the cities, then he turned aside to a companion and was heard to say, 'and we'll fight them with the remnants of broken bottles because that's all we actually possess'."

Closing Thoughts

In her concluding remarks, Goodall shared motivational statements for those combating governmental suppression and the climate emergency.

"In current times, when the planet is difficult, there remains optimism. Maintain optimism. When faith diminishes, you turn into unresponsive and remain inactive," she advised.

"Should you want to save what is still beautiful in this world – if you want to protect our world for the future generations, your descendants, their grandchildren – then think about the decisions you take every day. Since, multiplied countless, innumerable instances, modest choices will create great change."