Primatologist Jane Goodall Shared Aspiration to Send Trump and Musk on One-Way Space Mission

After dedicating years studying chimpanzee conduct, Jane Goodall became a specialist on the hostile behavior of alpha males. In a freshly unveiled interview recorded shortly before her demise, the famous primatologist disclosed her unique solution for addressing specific people she viewed as exhibiting similar qualities: launching them on a one-way journey into space.

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This extraordinary perspective into Goodall's mindset emerges from the Netflix documentary "Famous Last Words", which was filmed in March and kept confidential until after her recently announced death at nine decades of life.

"I know people I dislike, and I would like to place them on a SpaceX vessel and dispatch them to the world he's convinced he'll find," remarked Goodall during her interview with Brad Falchuk.

Named Figures Targeted

When inquired whether Elon Musk, famous for his disputed actions and political alliances, would be part of this group, Goodall responded with certainty.

"Oh, absolutely. He could serve as the organizer. Picture whom I would include on that spaceship. Along with Musk would be Donald Trump and some of Trump's dedicated followers," she announced.

"Furthermore I would include Russia's leader among them, and I would include China's leader. I would definitely include Israel's prime minister in there and his far-right government. Place them all on that vessel and dispatch them."

Previous Criticism

This wasn't the first time that Goodall, an advocate of conservation efforts, had voiced concerns about Donald Trump specifically.

In a previous discussion, she had remarked that he showed "similar type of conduct as a male chimpanzee exhibits when battling for leadership with a rival. They posture, they strut, they project themselves as significantly bigger and aggressive than they really are in order to intimidate their rivals."

Alpha Behavior

During her final interview, Goodall further explained her analysis of alpha personalities.

"We get, interestingly, two kinds of dominant individual. One does it all by aggression, and because they're strong and they fight, they don't last very long. The second type succeeds by utilizing strategy, like a younger individual will just confront a superior one if his companion, typically a relative, is with him. And as we've seen, they last much, much longer," she clarified.

Collective Behavior

The renowned scientist also analyzed the "social dimension" of conduct, and what her detailed observations had shown her about aggressive behaviors displayed by people and chimpanzees when confronted with something they considered threatening, although no risk really was present.

"Chimps observe a stranger from an adjacent group, and they grow all excited, and their hair erect, and they stretch and touch another, and they've got expressions of anger and fear, and it catches, and the others absorb that sentiment that a single individual has had, and everyone turns hostile," she described.

"It transmits easily," she noted. "Various exhibitions that become hostile, it permeates the group. Each member wishes to become and join in and grow hostile. They're defending their area or competing for control."

Similar Human Behavior

When asked if she considered comparable dynamics applied to human beings, Goodall answered: "Likely, in certain situations. But I firmly think that the bulk of humanity are ethical."

"My main objective is raising this new generation of compassionate citizens, roots and shoots. But are we allowing enough time? It's unclear. It's a really grim time."

Historical Perspective

Goodall, originally from London five years before the commencement of the Second World War, equated the battle with the darkness of present day politics to the UK resisting the Third Reich, and the "spirit of obstinance" exhibited by the prime minister.

"This doesn't imply you avoid having moments of depression, but eventually you emerge and say, 'Well, I won't allow to allow their success'," she commented.

"It resembles Churchill in the war, his iconic words, we'll fight them along the shores, we'll fight them along the roads and the cities, subsequently he remarked to a friend and reportedly stated, 'and we will oppose them using the fragments of shattered glass as that's the only thing we've bloody well got'."

Closing Thoughts

In her last message, Goodall offered motivational statements for those resisting political oppression and the ecological disaster.

"At present, when the planet is challenging, there continues to be optimism. Maintain optimism. Should optimism fade, you grow apathetic and remain inactive," she recommended.

"Whenever you want to preserve the remaining beauty across the globe – should you desire to preserve Earth for the future generations, future family, their grandchildren – then consider the choices you implement daily. Since, expanded a million, a billion times, modest choices will generate great change."

David Page
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