Primatologist Jane Goodall Revealed Wish to Send Musk and Trump on Single-Journey Space Mission

After dedicating years observing chimpanzee behavior, Jane Goodall became a specialist on the hostile behavior of alpha males. In a newly published interview filmed shortly before her death, the celebrated primatologist revealed her unique solution for dealing with certain individuals she viewed as displaying similar qualities: transporting them on a permanent journey into space.

Legacy Interview Reveals Candid Thoughts

This remarkable perspective into Goodall's thinking emerges from the Netflix documentary "Final Words", which was recorded in March and preserved confidential until after her recent passing at the age of 91.

"I know people I dislike, and I want to send them on a SpaceX vessel and dispatch them to the planet he's convinced he'll find," remarked Goodall during her conversation with her interlocutor.

Particular Personalities Targeted

When questioned whether Elon Musk, recognized for his disputed actions and connections, would be part of this group, Goodall responded positively.

"Certainly, without doubt. He would be the host. Picture the people I would place on that vessel. In addition to Musk would be Donald Trump and several of Trump's loyal adherents," she declared.

"And then I would put the Russian president in there, and I would put Xi Jinping. I would definitely include Israel's prime minister in there and his administration. Place them all on that spacecraft and dispatch them."

Past Observations

This was not the first time that Goodall, an advocate of environmental causes, had shared negative views about Donald Trump especially.

In a 2022 interview, she had observed that he exhibited "similar type of actions as a male chimpanzee will show when vying for dominance with another. They're upright, they strut, they project themselves as significantly bigger and hostile than they truly are in order to frighten their competitors."

Dominance Patterns

During her last recorded conversation, Goodall expanded upon her comprehension of dominant individuals.

"We observe, notably, two kinds of dominant individual. One does it solely through combat, and due to their strength and they battle, they don't remain very long. The second type succeeds by using their brains, like a younger individual will only challenge a superior one if his ally, often his brother, is with him. And as we've seen, they remain far more extended periods," she detailed.

Collective Behavior

The renowned scientist also studied the "politicization" of behavior, and what her extensive studies had taught her about hostile actions displayed by human communities and chimpanzees when encountering something they viewed as threatening, despite the fact that no threat truly existed.

"Chimpanzees encounter an outsider from an adjacent group, and they become highly agitated, and their fur bristles, and they extend and make physical contact, and they display expressions of anger and fear, and it transmits, and the others catch that feeling that one member has had, and everyone turns combative," she explained.

"It's contagious," she noted. "Various exhibitions that turn aggressive, it sweeps through them. Everyone desires to get involved and turn violent. They're guarding their territory or fighting for control."

Comparable Human Reactions

When asked if she thought similar patterns occurred in human beings, Goodall replied: "Perhaps, in certain situations. But I strongly feel that most people are decent."

"My biggest hope is educating the upcoming generation of compassionate citizens, foundations and growth. But is there sufficient time? I'm uncertain. These are difficult times."

Historical Context

Goodall, born in London five years before the start of the Second World War, equated the fight against the difficulties of contemporary politics to the UK resisting Nazi Germany, and the "unyielding attitude" shown by Winston Churchill.

"That doesn't mean you don't have periods of sadness, but eventually you emerge and state, 'Well, I refuse to let them win'," she stated.

"It's like the leader throughout the battle, his famous speech, we'll fight them at the coastlines, we shall battle them along the roads and urban areas, then he turned aside to a companion and allegedly commented, 'and we will oppose them using the fragments of damaged containers since that's everything we've bloody well got'."

Final Message

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

"Even today, when the world is challenging, there still is possibility. Preserve faith. When faith diminishes, you grow apathetic and do nothing," she recommended.

"And if you desire to save the remaining beauty in this world – when you wish to save the planet for coming generations, future family, their grandchildren – then think about the choices you implement every day. Because, expanded numerous, innumerable instances, minor decisions will create significant transformation."