Primatologist Jane Goodall Expressed Aspiration to Transport Musk and Trump on Single-Journey Trip to Space

After devoting her life studying chimpanzee conduct, Jane Goodall became an expert on the hostile behavior of dominant males. In a recently released interview documented shortly before her death, the famous primatologist revealed her unconventional solution for dealing with specific people she viewed as exhibiting similar characteristics: transporting them on a permanent journey into outer space.

Legacy Interview Reveals Candid Thoughts

This remarkable insight into Goodall's thinking emerges from the Netflix film "Famous Last Words", which was filmed in March and maintained confidential until after her recently announced death at nine decades of life.

"I know people I'm not fond of, and I would like to put them on a SpaceX vessel and send them all off to the world he's sure he'll find," stated Goodall during her discussion with the interviewer.

Specific Individuals Mentioned

When asked whether Elon Musk, known for his controversial gestures and associations, would be included, Goodall replied positively.

"Certainly, without doubt. He could serve as the host. You can imagine who I'd put on that spaceship. Together with Musk would be Donald Trump and some of Trump's real supporters," she stated.

"Furthermore I would include the Russian president on board, and I would put China's leader. Without question I would add the Israeli leader in there and his political allies. Put them all on that spaceship and dispatch them."

Previous Criticism

This wasn't the initial instance that Goodall, a champion of ecological preservation, had voiced concerns about the former president specifically.

In a earlier conversation, she had remarked that he showed "similar type of actions as a male chimpanzee exhibits when vying for dominance with an opponent. They posture, they swagger, they project themselves as significantly bigger and combative than they really are in order to daunt their rivals."

Alpha Behavior

During her final interview, Goodall elaborated on her understanding of alpha personalities.

"We observe, interestingly, two kinds of leader. One does it solely through combat, and due to their strength and they combat, they don't endure for extended periods. The second type succeeds by utilizing strategy, like a younger individual will only challenge a superior one if his ally, typically a relative, is supporting him. And as we've seen, they last significantly longer," she explained.

Collective Behavior

The renowned scientist also studied the "politicization" of actions, and what her extensive studies had revealed to her about aggressive behaviors exhibited by groups of humans and primates when encountering something they considered dangerous, despite the fact that no risk really was present.

"Primates see an unfamiliar individual from a neighboring community, and they grow highly agitated, and their fur bristles, and they stretch and contact each other, and they show these faces of rage and terror, and it transmits, and the remaining members adopt that emotion that this one male has had, and they all become hostile," she detailed.

"It spreads rapidly," she added. "Certain displays that grow violent, it sweeps through them. Everyone desires to become and join in and become aggressive. They're defending their domain or competing for dominance."

Similar Human Behavior

When asked if she thought similar patterns occurred in humans, Goodall answered: "Likely, sometimes yes. But I firmly think that the bulk of humanity are decent."

"My biggest hope is educating this new generation of empathetic people, roots and shoots. But do we have time? I'm uncertain. We face challenging circumstances."

Historical Context

Goodall, born in London prior to the beginning of the Second World War, compared the battle with the darkness of present day politics to England opposing German forces, and the "spirit of obstinance" shown by Winston Churchill.

"That doesn't mean you won't experience times of despair, but then you come out and state, 'OK, I'm not going to permit their victory'," she stated.

"It's like the leader in the war, his iconic words, we shall combat them at the coastlines, we shall battle them in the streets and urban areas, then he turned aside to a friend and reportedly stated, 'and we shall combat them with the remnants of damaged containers because that's all we truly have'."

Final Message

In her final address, Goodall offered words of encouragement for those combating political oppression and the climate emergency.

"At present, when Earth is dark, there continues to be optimism. Maintain optimism. Should optimism fade, you become unresponsive and do nothing," she advised.

"Whenever you wish to preserve what is still beautiful in this world – when you wish to preserve Earth for coming generations, your descendants, their offspring – then think about the actions you implement daily. Since, expanded numerous, multiple occasions, modest choices will create significant transformation."