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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI want to live in a world where the flags are lowered for Jane Goodall.

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I want to live in a world where the flags are lowered for Jane Goodall. (Original Post)
Tactical Peek
Oct 2025
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Uncle Joe
(65,948 posts)1. Hear hear!
Thanks for the thread Tactical Peek
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)2. I do too. . . nt
Solly Mack
(97,406 posts)3. Me, too.
NJCher
(43,770 posts)4. a life well lived
Bringing love, respect, and knowledge of our beloved animal friends.
Really says something about the values of the United States, doesn't it?
BidenRocks
(3,625 posts)5. How do you tell her jungle family she's gone?
I have a feeling they would understand.
LoisB
(13,725 posts)6. Yes.
3catwoman3
(30,082 posts)7. Damn right!
chouchou
(3,416 posts)8. Boy, Talk about a true moniker. Jane was Good to All.
sheshe2
(98,952 posts)9. 💙💙💙
I agree.
stopdiggin
(15,805 posts)10. Said something very similar myself the other day
For comparison ......
Overall contribution to society - the planet - the human race (and any one of a dozen other categories, considerations .. )
I give you Jane Goodall vs ......
TheProle
(4,187 posts)11. Cosigned
stage left
(3,376 posts)12. Absolutely
She should be honored.
Silver Gaia
(5,452 posts)13. YES!
❤️🩷🧡💛💙🩵💜🤎
mdbl
(8,938 posts)14. Isn't that the truth.
Not until we no longer live in bizarro world.
niyad
(135,153 posts)15. YES!!! My Drinking Liberally group shared this yesterday, and I shared it further!
llmart
(17,764 posts)16. I work near a post office and in a public library across the street.
Their flags are still lowered and honestly, I have no idea why because other places aren't. However, someone asked me why they were lowered and I said, "Because Jane Goodall has died."
I can think anything I want to about a lowered flag, and that's what I chose to think this week.