Adam Baldwin

[[File:Adam Baldwin by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Baldwin in 2016.]]{{conspiracy|1}}{{cquote|What hard evidence is there that Obama doesn't want [[ebola]] in America?|4=Adam Baldwin, [[just asking questions|just asking a question]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/518293964571418624 Tweet by Adam Baldwin]. {{wayback|https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/518293964571418624}}</ref>}}
'''Adam Baldwin''' {{lived|1962|}} is an [[United States|American]] actor and blogger, perhaps best known for playing Animal Mother in [[Stanley Kubrick|''Full Metal Jacket'']], John Casey in NBC’s ''Chuck'', and Jayne Cobb on Joss Whedon's cult hit ''Firefly''. He is a distant relative of the Baldwin brothers [[Tooth Fairy Project|Alec Baldwin]], Daniel Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin, and William Baldwin; they share common Baldwin ancestry going back to 1600s England. He's a [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] and a [[Conspiracy theorist|conspiracy loon]], but we repeat ourselves. Baldwin's [[Twitter]] feed is a giant trash bin of crazy; his ''Firefly'' castmate Morena Baccarin unfriended him over the political stuff at one point. Good actor, though.

==Political views==
{{cquote|If you'd take [[Ayn Rand]]'s dick out of your mouth for two seconds, Adam...|||Patton Oswalt<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141203135304/https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/539574992812261377 12.1.14 tweet.]</ref><ref>Rowe, Richard, [http://aattp.org/patton-oswalt-slays-adam-baldwin-on-twitter-take-ayn-rands-dck-out-of-your-mouth/ "Patton Oswalt Slays Adam Baldwin on Twitter"], ATTP 12.3.14.</ref>}}
Baldwin tweeted that he has been registered with the [[Democratic Party]] since age 18.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130102095804/http://twitter.com/adamsbaldwin/status/18416147918 Another tweet by Adam Baldwin]</ref> In an interview, he described himself as a "[[small government]], conservative libertarian."<ref>"[http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gaypatriotamerica/2010/10/12/special-guest--adam-baldwin Special Guests - Adam Baldwin & Lorie Byrd]", ''GayPatriot Show'', BlogTalkRadio</ref> He has contributed blog posts semi-regularly to [[Andrew Breitbart]]'s site ''[[Andrew Breitbart#Big Hollywood|Big Hollywood]]'' (now merged into ''Breitbart'') since 2009.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100610151032/http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/author/abaldwin/ Archived page of ''Big Hollywood'' articles by Adam Baldwin]</ref> Another interview has Baldwin stating that he re-examined his liberal views after reading [[David Horowitz]]'s memoir ''Radical Son.''<ref>http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/pjm-political-032710-full-metal-podcast/</ref>

===Government conspiracy===
Baldwin believes the Obama Administration conspired against the general public. One [[Glenn Beck|Beck-esque]] Twitter post said, "What hard evidence is there that Obama doesn't want Ebola in America?"<ref>The original tweet has since been deleted, but [https://drayfish.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/adam-baldwin-ebola-tweet.jpg here's a screencap].</ref>

===Climate change===
Baldwin is a [[climate change]] "[[denialism|skeptic]]." In 2010, he published a piece condemning "the apocalyptic religion of environmentalism; a self-loathing, anti-capitalist, anti-Western-civilization political haven for deracinated [[communism|communists]], [[anarchism|anarchists]] and their [[useful idiot]]s after the fall of the Bolshevik utopia."<ref>Adam Baldwin, "[http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2010/10/08/Environmentalism-Has-Met-the-Enemy--Itself Environmentalism Has Met the Enemy: Itself]", ''Breitbart'', October 8, 2010</ref> Granted, the piece was prompted by a gory ad for the climate change action campaign 10:10, which was the subject of widespread controversy.<ref>Anita Singh, "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8038113/Richard-Curtis-and-an-explosion-of-publicity.html Richard Curtis and an explosion of publicity]", ''The Daily Telegraph''</ref> But the overall pompous and [[crank]]y tone of Baldwin's piece did little to help his case on the offensiveness of the ad.

===Gamergate===
In August 2014, Baldwin tweeted a link to a [[YouTube]] video dealing with the so-called "[[Gamergate#Doxing and harassment|Quinnspiracy]]," including the hashtag "#GamerGate."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141002202938/https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/504801169638567936 Yet another tweet]</ref> This gave a name to the [[Gamergate|then-emerging campaign of targeted harassment]] against prominent women in the [[video game]] community.

In an interview with ''Every Joe'', Baldwin explained that while he had "no intention of creating a hashtag movement or anything like that," the "mantle" had been taken up by people who "have been experiencing [[social justice warrior|social justice warfare]], and they’re sick of it, and they’re speaking up."<ref name="macris">Alexander Macris, "[http://www.everyjoe.com/2014/10/06/news/interview-adam-baldwin-gamergate-politics-ranger/ Exclusive Interview: Adam Baldwin]", ''Every Joe</ref> He identified with the Gamergaters' [[spin|portrayal]] of their campaign as a call for "ethics" in game journalism, stating that "any sunlight shed on journalistic ethics is positive."<ref name="macris" />

Baldwin continued to tweet about Gamergate as the situation intensified.<ref>Rich McCormick, "[http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/2/6886747/intel-buckles-to-anti-feminist-campaign-by-pulling-ads-from-gaming Intel buckles to anti-feminist campaign by pulling ads from gaming site]", ''The Verge''</ref> After Brianna Wu, a game developer, revealed that threats against her and her family had prompted her to go into hiding on October 10, Baldwin tweeted that there were "deceptions" in her account, linking to a YouTube video by [[Sargon of Akkad]].<ref>"[http://www.inquisitr.com/1540781/brianna-wu-gamergate-tied-to-death-threats-adam-baldwin-claims-deceptions/ Brianna Wu: GamerGate Tied To Death Threats, Adam Baldwin Claims ‘Deceptions’]," ''Inquisitr''</ref> On October 15, comedian Seth Rogen tweeted Baldwin, urging him to "please stop supporting this stupid cause."<ref name="rogen">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141015064146/https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/522269935301443585 Oh, look, more Twitter posts]</ref> Baldwin replied that "#Gamergate supports itself and has good arguments on its own," linking to a pro-Gamergate piece in ''[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]]'' magazine.<ref name="rogen" />

===Anti-vaccination===
In an April 2015 interview, Joss Whedon remarked that Baldwin "sweetly begged" him [[Anti-vaccination movement|not to vaccinate his children]] and even gave him several books on the subject.<ref>[http://badassdigest.com/2015/04/12/joss-whedon-on-gamergate-jurassic-world-adam-baldwin-and-speaking-out/ Joss Whedon On #GamerGate, JURASSIC WORLD, Adam Baldwin And Speaking Out] ''Badass Digest''</ref>

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