Primatologist Jane Goodall Shared Wish to Transport Trump and Musk on Single-Journey Cosmic Voyage

After devoting her life studying chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall became an expert on the combative nature of leading males. In a newly published interview recorded shortly before her death, the celebrated primatologist disclosed her unconventional solution for handling specific people she viewed as showing similar traits: sending them on a permanent journey into outer space.

Final Documentary Discloses Candid Thoughts

This remarkable viewpoint into Goodall's thinking emerges from the Netflix documentary "Final Words", which was filmed in March and preserved confidential until after her recent passing at 91 years old.

"I know people I don't like, and I would like to place them on a spacecraft and launch them to the planet he's convinced he'll locate," remarked Goodall during her interview with Brad Falchuk.

Specific Individuals Mentioned

When asked whether the SpaceX founder, recognized for his disputed actions and connections, would be part of this group, Goodall answered positively.

"Certainly, without doubt. He would be the host. You can imagine the people I would place on that spacecraft. Together with Musk would be Donald Trump and some of Trump's dedicated followers," she declared.

"Additionally I would put Vladimir Putin among them, and I would include Xi Jinping. I would definitely include Benjamin Netanyahu among the passengers and his far-right government. Put them all on that spaceship and launch them."

Earlier Comments

This wasn't the first time that Goodall, an advocate of ecological preservation, had shared negative views about the former president especially.

In a 2022 interview, she had observed that he exhibited "the same sort of actions as a dominant primate exhibits when vying for leadership with a rival. They stand tall, they parade, they project themselves as really more large and combative than they truly are in order to frighten their rivals."

Dominance Patterns

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

"We see, interestingly, two categories of leader. One does it solely through combat, and due to their strength and they combat, they don't remain indefinitely. Another group achieves dominance by using their brains, like a younger individual will merely oppose a superior one if his companion, frequently a sibling, is alongside him. And research shows, they remain much, much longer," she clarified.

Social Interactions

The renowned scientist also analyzed the "political aspect" of conduct, and what her extensive studies had revealed to her about hostile actions displayed by groups of humans and apes when confronted with something they viewed as threatening, although no threat truly existed.

"Primates encounter an unfamiliar individual from a nearby tribe, and they grow highly agitated, and the hair stands out, and they stretch and touch another, and they've got visages of rage and terror, and it spreads, and the remaining members adopt that emotion that a single individual has had, and the entire group grows hostile," she detailed.

"It's contagious," she noted. "Certain displays that become hostile, it sweeps through them. Everyone desires to become and join in and turn violent. They're defending their territory or competing for control."

Similar Human Behavior

When questioned if she considered comparable behaviors were present in humans, Goodall replied: "Perhaps, in certain situations. But I truly believe that most people are decent."

"My primary aspiration is educating future generations of caring individuals, foundations and growth. But are we allowing enough time? It's unclear. It's a really grim time."

Historical Comparison

Goodall, born in London five years before the beginning of the World War II, likened the struggle against the challenges of present day politics to Britain standing up Nazi Germany, and the "spirit of obstinance" shown by the British leader.

"However, this isn't to say you avoid having times of despair, but subsequently you recover and say, 'OK, I won't allow to allow their success'," she remarked.

"It's like Churchill throughout the battle, his iconic words, we will oppose them on the beaches, we will resist them along the roads and the cities, subsequently he remarked to a companion and was heard to say, 'and we'll fight them at the ends of shattered glass because that's all we truly have'."

Closing Thoughts

In her concluding remarks, Goodall provided motivational statements for those fighting against authoritarian control and the climate emergency.

"Even today, when Earth is dark, there remains hope. Don't lose hope. Should optimism fade, you become indifferent and remain inactive," she counseled.

"Should you want to save the existing splendor on our planet – if you want to protect our world for the future generations, your descendants, their grandchildren – then think about the decisions you take daily. Since, multiplied countless, innumerable instances, minor decisions will create great change."