Alec Baldwin believes Americans are misinformed about the world's most pressing issues.
The reason is that they are uneducated and misled by the mass media, he explained at a recent event.
The 66-year-old “The Last” actor, who received a lifetime achievement award this year at the Turin Film Festival in northern Italy, commented on the influence of the media in news coverage.
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Alec Baldwin believes Americans are “ignorant” not only about what's going on in their own country, but also about international affairs. (Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)
“American television news is a business. It has to make money,” Baldwin said at a news conference. hollywood reporter. He added: “There are holes. There are gaps. There are gaps, so to speak, in the information for the American people.”
He added: “Americans are very ignorant about the reality, about what's really going on. On all the biggest topics in the world, climate change, Ukraine, Israel…you name it, Americans are a little ignorant. “They have a desire for information.”
Alec Baldwin looked lively at the Turin Film Festival. (Matteo Secci/Lapres, via AP)
“There is, so to speak, a gap in information for Americans.”
Baldwin believes the film industry, which he has been involved with for decades, plays a similar role.
“That void is being filled by the film industry. Not just the independent film industry, not just the documentary film industry, which are very important all over the world. And also by feature films. Film production. Players and buyers, studios, and even networks and streamers want to move in that direction and try it out.”
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Alec Baldwin theorized that Americans “have a desire for a little bit of information.” (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)
Baldwin, who won an Emmy Award in 2017 for playing President Trump, also spoke about the current political climate. Asked about his concerns and aspirations for the country now that Trump is back in the Oval Office, Baldwin answered without directly addressing the billionaire businessman.
“Americans are very ignorant about the reality, about what's actually going on: climate change, Ukraine, Israel, etc.”
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Alec Baldwin played Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” for several years. (Will Heath/NBCU Photobank/NBC Universal via Getty Images, via Getty Images)
He said the country “has many challenges to face.” “Environmental, plastic, permafrost problems. There are plastic molecules in every corner of the earth. These are real problems that need to be solved.”
“It will be necessary to introduce alternative energy components into all buildings,” he continued. “We need to put solar panels on the roofs of every hospital, school, airport and government building. We must force each state to commit to developing alternative energy sources. But oil and gas Can you imagine an ambulance or a fire truck that runs on electricity and needs to be refueled at a charging station?”
Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin starred in the 1990 thriller film The Hunt for Red October. (Paramount/Getty Images)
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In addition to winning the award, Baldwin appeared in Italy to promote a screening of his 1990 film The Hunt for Red October, in which he co-starred with Sean Connery.
