Primatologist Jane Goodall Shared Wish to Transport Trump and Musk on Non-Return Trip to Space

After spending decades studying chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall became an expert on the aggressive tendencies of alpha males. In a newly published interview documented shortly before her death, the celebrated primatologist shared her unique solution for addressing specific people she viewed as displaying similar qualities: launching them on a non-return journey into the cosmos.

Final Documentary Unveils Candid Thoughts

This remarkable perspective into Goodall's thinking emerges from the Netflix film "Last Statements", which was recorded in March and kept confidential until after her latest death at nine decades of life.

"I know individuals I don't like, and I want to place them on one of Musk's spaceships and dispatch them to the world he's convinced he'll locate," remarked Goodall during her interview with her interlocutor.

Particular Personalities Identified

When inquired whether Elon Musk, famous for his controversial gestures and associations, would be part of this group, Goodall responded with certainty.

"Yes, definitely. He could serve as the organizer. You can imagine who I'd put on that spaceship. Along with Musk would be Donald Trump and various Trump's real supporters," she stated.

"Additionally I would put the Russian president in there, and I would place China's leader. I'd certainly put Benjamin Netanyahu among the passengers and his political allies. Put them all on that spaceship and launch them."

Previous Criticism

This wasn't the first time that Goodall, a supporter of environmental causes, had expressed criticism about the political figure specifically.

In a 2022 interview, she had observed that he showed "comparable kind of conduct as a male chimpanzee exhibits when battling for supremacy with an opponent. They stand tall, they swagger, they portray themselves as really more large and hostile than they may actually be in order to frighten their opponents."

Dominance Patterns

During her last recorded conversation, Goodall further explained her analysis of leadership types.

"We get, notably, two types of dominant individual. The first achieves dominance all by aggression, and since they're powerful and they battle, they don't remain indefinitely. Others do it by using their brains, like an aspiring leader will only challenge a higher ranking one if his ally, frequently a sibling, is with him. And as we've seen, they last significantly longer," she clarified.

Social Interactions

The celebrated primatologist also studied the "social dimension" of behavior, and what her detailed observations had revealed to her about combative conduct displayed by groups of humans and chimpanzees when confronted with something they perceived as dangerous, despite the fact that no danger really was present.

"Primates see an outsider from a neighboring community, and they become very stimulated, and the hair stands out, and they extend and make physical contact, and they've got these faces of anger and fear, and it spreads, and the remaining members absorb that sentiment that this one male has had, and everyone turns hostile," she detailed.

"It spreads rapidly," she noted. "Some of these demonstrations that become hostile, it spreads among them. They all want to become and join in and become aggressive. They're protecting their territory or fighting for supremacy."

Human Parallels

When questioned if she thought the same behaviors occurred in humans, Goodall replied: "Perhaps, sometimes yes. But I truly believe that most people are decent."

"My main objective is nurturing future generations of empathetic people, roots and shoots. But do we have time? It's unclear. We face challenging circumstances."

Historical Perspective

Goodall, born in London five years before the beginning of the Second World War, equated the battle with the challenges of contemporary politics to the UK resisting Nazi Germany, and the "determined resistance" shown by the prime minister.

"However, this isn't to say you avoid having moments of depression, but subsequently you recover and say, 'Well, I refuse to permit their victory'," she remarked.

"It's similar to the Prime Minister throughout the battle, his famous speech, we shall combat them at the coastlines, we shall battle them in the streets and metropolitan centers, then he turned aside to an associate and was heard to say, 'and we'll fight them with the remnants of shattered glass since that's everything we actually possess'."

Closing Thoughts

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

"Even today, when the planet is challenging, there continues to be hope. Preserve faith. Should optimism fade, you grow indifferent and do nothing," she advised.

"And if you desire to preserve the existing splendor across the globe – when you wish to preserve Earth for coming generations, your grandchildren, later generations – then consider the choices you take every day. As, replicated numerous, innumerable instances, modest choices will generate great change."