Jane Goodall Shared Wish to Send Musk and Trump on One-Way Cosmic Voyage
After devoting her life researching chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall became a specialist on the hostile behavior of leading males. In a newly published interview filmed shortly before her passing, the famous primatologist disclosed her unique solution for handling certain individuals she viewed as displaying similar traits: sending them on a non-return journey into outer space.
Final Documentary Reveals Candid Thoughts
This notable viewpoint into Goodall's philosophy emerges from the Netflix film "Final Words", which was recorded in March and maintained private until after her latest demise at nine decades of life.
"I've encountered individuals I don't like, and I would like to put them on one of Musk's spaceships and send them all off to the planet he's sure he'll locate," commented Goodall during her conversation with Brad Falchuk.
Particular Personalities Targeted
When inquired whether Elon Musk, known for his disputed actions and connections, would be included, Goodall replied with certainty.
"Yes, definitely. He'd be the host. Envision whom I would include on that spacecraft. Together with Musk would be Donald Trump and some of Trump's real supporters," she announced.
"Furthermore I would put Vladimir Putin in there, and I would include Xi Jinping. I'd certainly put Benjamin Netanyahu in there and his political allies. Send them all on that spacecraft and send them off."
Previous Criticism
This was not the initial instance that Goodall, a supporter of environmental causes, had shared negative views about the political figure especially.
In a earlier conversation, she had remarked that he exhibited "similar type of actions as a male chimpanzee exhibits when he's competing for dominance with a rival. They posture, they parade, they project themselves as much larger and aggressive than they may actually be in order to intimidate their opponents."
Leadership Styles
During her final interview, Goodall elaborated on her comprehension of dominant individuals.
"We get, interestingly, two kinds of dominant individual. One does it through pure aggression, and due to their strength and they combat, they don't endure very long. Another group achieves dominance by using their brains, like a young male will merely oppose a superior one if his friend, typically a relative, is alongside him. And as we've seen, they remain significantly longer," she detailed.
Group Dynamics
The famous researcher also analyzed the "political aspect" of behavior, and what her comprehensive research had shown her about hostile actions exhibited by human communities and primates when encountering something they viewed as hostile, although no danger really was present.
"Primates see an unfamiliar individual from a nearby tribe, and they get all excited, and the hair stands out, and they extend and make physical contact, and they display expressions of rage and terror, and it spreads, and the others adopt that emotion that a single individual has had, and the entire group grows hostile," she described.
"It's contagious," she noted. "Certain displays that turn aggressive, it spreads among them. Each member wishes to become and join in and become aggressive. They're protecting their domain or fighting for control."
Similar Human Behavior
When asked if she considered comparable dynamics occurred in humans, Goodall replied: "Probably, sometimes yes. But I firmly think that the bulk of humanity are ethical."
"My primary aspiration is nurturing this new generation of empathetic people, foundations and growth. But are we allowing enough time? I don't know. It's a really grim time."
Historical Comparison
Goodall, born in London shortly before the start of the Second World War, compared the fight against the darkness of current political landscape to England opposing Nazi Germany, and the "spirit of obstinance" shown by the British leader.
"However, this isn't to say you don't have moments of depression, but eventually you emerge and declare, 'Well, I'm not going to allow their success'," she commented.
"It's similar to the leader throughout the battle, his famous speech, we will oppose them on the beaches, we shall battle them through the avenues and urban areas, then he turned aside to a companion and allegedly commented, 'and we will oppose them at the ends of damaged containers as that's the only thing we truly have'."
Parting Words
In her last message, Goodall offered words of encouragement for those combating political oppression and the climate emergency.
"Even today, when Earth is challenging, there still is possibility. Maintain optimism. If you lose hope, you turn into unresponsive and do nothing," she advised.
"Whenever you want to preserve the remaining beauty on our planet β should you desire to preserve Earth for subsequent eras, your descendants, later generations β then contemplate the actions you take each day. Since, multiplied countless, a billion times, even small actions will make for substantial improvement."