Primatologist Jane Goodall Shared Desire to Transport Elon Musk and Donald Trump on Single-Journey Space Mission

After dedicating years researching chimpanzee conduct, Jane Goodall became a specialist on the hostile behavior of dominant males. In a freshly unveiled interview recorded shortly before her death, the renowned primatologist disclosed her unconventional solution for handling certain individuals she viewed as exhibiting similar characteristics: sending 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 production "Last Statements", which was captured in March and preserved confidential until after her recently announced passing at 91 years old.

"I've encountered persons I don't like, and I would like to put them on a SpaceX vessel and send them all off to the planet he's convinced he's going to discover," stated Goodall during her conversation with the interviewer.

Particular Personalities Identified

When questioned whether the tech billionaire, recognized for his questionable behavior and connections, would be included, Goodall responded with certainty.

"Yes, definitely. He would be the organizer. Envision the people I would place on that spaceship. In addition to Musk would be Trump and some of Trump's loyal adherents," she declared.

"Furthermore I would put Russia's leader in there, and I would include China's President Xi. I'd certainly put Benjamin Netanyahu on that journey and his far-right government. Place them all on that vessel and send them off."

Past Observations

This was not the initial instance that Goodall, an advocate of ecological preservation, had shared negative views about Donald Trump in particular.

In a 2022 interview, she had remarked that he displayed "comparable kind of actions as a dominant primate exhibits when he's competing for supremacy with an opponent. They stand tall, they parade, they present themselves as much larger and aggressive than they truly are in order to daunt their competitors."

Leadership Styles

During her final interview, Goodall further explained her analysis of dominant individuals.

"We get, remarkably, two kinds of dominant individual. The first achieves dominance through pure aggression, and since they're powerful and they combat, they don't last indefinitely. The second type succeeds by utilizing strategy, like a young male will just confront a higher ranking one if his friend, frequently a sibling, is with him. And you know, they endure significantly longer," she clarified.

Social Interactions

The famous researcher also analyzed the "political aspect" of conduct, and what her extensive studies had taught her about aggressive behaviors exhibited by human communities and chimpanzees when faced with something they perceived as threatening, even if no risk really was present.

"Primates see an unfamiliar individual from an adjacent group, and they become very stimulated, and their hair erect, and they extend and make physical contact, and they show expressions of hostility and apprehension, and it catches, and the remaining members catch that feeling that a single individual has had, and everyone turns combative," she detailed.

"It's contagious," she added. "Some of these demonstrations that become hostile, it sweeps through them. Everyone desires to become and join in and become aggressive. They're guarding their territory or competing for dominance."

Comparable Human Reactions

When inquired if she believed the same dynamics were present in humans, Goodall replied: "Likely, in certain situations. But I truly believe that most people are decent."

"My primary aspiration is nurturing future generations of empathetic people, beginnings and development. But do we have time? It's unclear. We face challenging circumstances."

Historical Comparison

Goodall, born in London five years before the beginning of the the global conflict, compared the fight against the difficulties of current political landscape to England opposing German forces, and the "determined resistance" exhibited by the prime minister.

"However, this isn't to say you won't experience moments of depression, but eventually you emerge and declare, 'Well, I won't allow to let them win'," she remarked.

"It's similar to the Prime Minister in the war, his iconic words, we'll fight them on the beaches, we shall battle them in the streets and metropolitan centers, subsequently he remarked to a companion and allegedly commented, 'and we will oppose them using the fragments of broken bottles since that's everything we've bloody well got'."

Closing Thoughts

In her final address, Goodall shared inspiring thoughts for those fighting against governmental suppression and the environmental crisis.

"At present, when Earth is difficult, there continues to be hope. Preserve faith. Should optimism fade, you grow apathetic and do nothing," she recommended.

"And if you desire to preserve the existing splendor in this world – when you wish to preserve Earth for coming generations, your descendants, later generations – then contemplate the choices you make each day. Because, multiplied numerous, innumerable instances, even small actions will generate significant transformation."

Jeffrey Ellison
Jeffrey Ellison

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