Connor From Jubilee Video Lost Job, Asks For Money
It was disturbing, to say the least. And one of the most controversial participants was Connor, a self-proclaimed fascist...
...who brought up Nazi theorist Carl Schmitt to defend his stance, and then refused to condemn Nazis.
The clip was shared and discussed widely across social media. During an appearance on the Rift TV podcast, Connor gave an update, saying, "Unfortunately, I lost my job as a result. No one really is to blame for that. It's just the culture that kind of exists currently, surrounding the manner in which you're canceled for voicing a ... heterosexual, Christian, sort of moral belief."
On the podcast, he said he condemns "the persecution of anyone, Jews included," but didn't want to "play" Mehdi's "game" because it was a "loaded question."
After losing his job, Connor began crowdfunding on a GiveSendGo page with the title: "Fired for my Political Beliefs." He wrote, "Voicing fully legal traditional right wing political views results in real consequences. This is cancel culture and political discrimination on full display."
At the time of publication, Connor has raised $36k and received 975 prayers??? Okay.
People who gave donations also wrote comments supporting Connor and asking God to bless him.
As you might imagine, the internet is having a field day with all this. Here's what people are saying:
The entire video is up on Jubilee's YouTube page. For those of you who watched it, how did it make you feel? What are your thoughts or concerns? Share in the comments or in the anonymous form below.
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