White Tears, Fascist Fallout

How Racism Became a Side Hustle and America Keeps Paying the Cowards Who Cry

A Collection for the Cowards. The church is digital now. And the fascists are getting paid. (UNSPUN Studio, July 2025)

July 23, 2025

"I am the honored one and the scorned one"

—Thunder Perfect Mind

Content Warning: This piece contains explicit language and racial slurs used in the context of critique and cultural analysis.

Crying All the Way to the Bank

Connor James Estelle got fired.

Not imprisoned.

Not silenced.

Not doxxed.

Fired.

For being a fascist on camera in front of millions. For laughing maniacally when he admitted it. For saying the Holocaust was just "a little bit of persecution." For praising Francisco Franco and quoting Nazi theorist Carl Schmitt. For declaring he "doesn't care about being called a Nazi at all."

And now? He's made over $30,000 playing the victim— not because his beliefs were misunderstood, but because his skin still cashes the check.

This 24-year-old cloud engineer turned his termination from VeUP into a career pivot. This is what whiteness does best: Commits the harm. Performs the grief. Profits off the performance.

They don't want free speech. They want free consequences.

The New White Hustle

Let's break down the business model, since they're so proud of their grind:

1. Say something disgusting on camera.

2. Get rightfully fired.

3. Cry on social media.

4. Start a fundraiser on GiveSendGo—because of course it's the "Christian" crowdfunding site.

5. Call it "political persecution."

6. Go on right-wing podcasts like TheRiftTV to milk the victimhood.

7. Watch the donations flood in from people who think the real crime was not being allowed to be racist in peace.

This is not "cancel culture." This is a cash grab. A white supremacist got caught and turned it into a salary.

We used to call this cowardice. Now it's a content strategy.

And the math is simple: Connor made more money in three days being unemployed than most people make in six months working.

Fragile Fascism is America's Favorite Pity Porn

Do not let their tears fool you. They are not sad. They are strategic.

This is the ancient paradox of supremacy: claiming to be both superior and victimized, both powerful enough to rule and fragile enough to need protection. Connor embodies this perfectly—the proud fascist who doesn't care about being called a Nazi, AND the persecuted victim deserving of sympathy and donations.

They've watched the cycles: Shiloh Hendrix, the white woman who called a 5-year-old Black child a nigger and got crowdfunded sympathy. The failed politician who blamed "woke mobs" and raised half a million. The YouTuber who built a platform calling LGBTQ+ people groomers, cried when demonetized, and now sells merch with Bible verses.

These aren't isolated incidents. They're marketing plans.

And we keep pretending this is backlash. It's not backlash. It's branding.

Connor knew exactly what he was doing when he sat across from Mehdi Hasan and performed his little fascist confession. The giggling. The smirking. The calculated cruelty of dismissing six million murdered Jews as "a little bit of persecution."

This wasn't ideology. This was audition footage.

You Say You Hate War—So What the Fuck Are You Funding Here?

Let's talk hypocrisy. These same motherfuckers crying about "funding war" overseas—screaming about Ukraine, Gaza, wherever Fox tells them to be mad next—are the first to drop $20 on a GoFundMe for a white nationalist who got fired for being proudly bigoted.

But here's the real kicker: These are the same people who tell others to "get a job" when they need food stamps. Who scream about "personal responsibility" when someone needs Medicare. Who rage about "welfare queens" and "government handouts." Who say people should "pull themselves up by their bootstraps."

But when a fascist creates his own unemployment by being a fascist on camera? They pass the plate. They open their wallets. They crowdfund his consequences.

Connor didn't lose his job because of the economy. He didn't lose it because of outsourcing or automation or corporate downsizing. He lost it because he chose to go on camera and admit he's a fascist who thinks the Holocaust was "a little bit of persecution."

He created his own situation. And now he's getting rewarded for it.

So where's the "personal responsibility" lecture now? Where's the "maybe he should have thought of that before" energy? Where's the "actions have consequences" sermon?

Nowhere. Because when white supremacists face consequences, suddenly everyone believes in mutual aid. Suddenly everyone understands that people deserve help when they're struggling. Suddenly the bootstrap mythology disappears.

You're against foreign conflict? Miss me with that.

You are funding a war at home. A war on queer people. A war on Black memory. A war on truth. A war on anyone who doesn't match your idea of "God's favorite."

Connor sat next to someone who was literally at January 6th—someone who participated in an actual insurrection—and that person looked at Connor and said, "Apparently I am not as far right as I thought I was."

When you make a January 6th participant look moderate, you're not expressing "traditional right-wing political views." You're expressing genocidal fantasies.

But sure, keep calling this "political discrimination" while you fund actual fascists.

You're not anti-war. You're anti-growth. Anti-accountability. Anti-Black, anti-trans, anti-anything that reminds you this country was never just yours.

If He Believed It So Much, Why Didn't He Say It at Work?

They always say it's about "political beliefs."

So here's a question: Did Connor talk like that at work at VeUP? Did he tell his boss about white replacement? Did he quote Carl Schmitt in meetings? Did he suggest democracy should be replaced with autocracy on the staff Zoom? Did he explain to his coworkers why the Holocaust wasn't that bad?

No?

Then shut the fuck up about "freedom of speech." Because what they believe in so loudly online, they whisper in public. They hide it. They know it's wrong.

Connor spent his days building cloud infrastructure while dreaming of Francisco Franco. He knew enough to keep his fascist theology away from the quarterly reviews. He understood the professional cost of admitting you "don't care about being called a Nazi."

But when the mask slips and they get caught, they don't apologize. They monetize.

The Theological Grift: Fascism in Christ's Name

Connor calls himself a Catholic. Let that sink in.

This man who praises dictators, dismisses genocide, and laughs about being called a Nazi wraps his hatred in the language of faith. He turns scripture into a shield for supremacy.

This is not theology. This is blasphemy with a business plan.

They take the name of a brown Palestinian Jew who preached love for the marginalized, and they use it to justify their fantasies of autocracy and ethnic cleansing. They pray to a Christ they would have crucified themselves.

And when they get fired for it? They call it persecution. They cry about their religious freedom. They beg for money from other people who've confused white supremacy with salvation.

This isn't about faith. This is about using faith as a costume for hatred.

The most bankable emotion in America isn't just white pain—it's white pain wrapped in a cross.

The Most Bankable Emotion in America is White Pain

Let's call it what it is:

White pain is a premium product. It gets likes. It gets airtime. It gets donations. And when it's attached to the loss of privilege, it gets treated like a hate crime.

Meanwhile:

Black and brown people lose jobs for being too ethnic. Trans folks get fired for existing. Queer teachers get banned for showing wedding photos. Muslim Americans get surveilled for their prayers.

No GoFundMes. No viral sob stories. No right-wing podcast tours. Just silence. And survival.

But when a white man loses a job for being a fascist, the world sends flowers. And checks. Lots and lots of checks.

Connor raised $30,000 in three days for getting fired. Kyle Rittenhouse raised millions for killing people. George Zimmerman got book deals and speaking fees.

The pattern is clear: White violence gets rewarded. White accountability gets monetized. White consequences become white income.

This is the economy of white supremacy. And business is booming.

The Media Amplification Machine

Here's how the grift works beyond the individual:

Connor doesn't just cry on GiveSendGo and hope for the best. He goes on TheRiftTV. He gets interviewed by right-wing media. He becomes a martyr for "traditional values."

Each appearance generates more donations. Each sob story creates more sympathy. Each claim of persecution produces more profit.

The right-wing media ecosystem doesn't just report these stories—they manufacture them. They turn every consequence into content, every accountability into advertising, every firing into fundraising.

Connor's not just a fascist who got fired. He's a product. A brand. A fundraising vehicle for people who want to fund fascism but don't want to say it out loud.

So they call it "supporting traditional values." They call it "fighting cancel culture." They call it "religious freedom."

But they're buying the same thing: The right to harm others without consequences.

While Fascists Get Funded, Their Targets Get Hunted

Let's talk about who's watching this economy of rewarded racism.

Every queer kid seeing a fascist make $30,000 for wanting them dead. Every Black family watching Holocaust deniers get treated like martyrs. Every Jewish person seeing Nazi sympathizers cry about persecution while cashing checks. Every immigrant watching someone who wants mass deportations get crowdfunded sympathy.

This isn't just about Connor making money. This is about the message America sends when it pays fascists more than teachers. When it funds people who want genocide more than people who want justice.

While Connor collects donations for being unemployed for three days, there are people who've been unemployed for months because they spoke up for human rights. There are activists who can't get jobs because they protested police brutality. There are organizers blacklisted for fighting for fair wages.

But the fascist? He gets a GoFundMe. He gets podcast interviews. He gets to turn his hatred into a hashtag and his bigotry into a brand.

Every dollar donated to Connor's victim performance is a dollar that says: "Your life matters less than his comfort. Your safety matters less than his speech. Your humanity matters less than his hatred."

This is how fascism funds itself. Not through shadowy organizations or secret donors. Through ordinary Americans who think they're supporting "traditional values" while they're actually subsidizing genocide fantasies.

We See the Grift. And We Are Not Moved.

This isn't new. This isn't shocking. This is on brand.

White supremacy doesn't die. It reinvents. It rebrands. It runs a 1099 side hustle and calls it suffering.

So no, Connor James Estelle. You weren't "fired for your political beliefs." You were fired because you brought your rotted theology to a public stage, and the world saw what you really were:

A coward. A grifter. A 24-year-old boy with ugly faith and a profitable persecution complex.

You admitted you're a fascist. You laughed about being called a Nazi. You dismissed the Holocaust as "a little bit of persecution." You praised dictators. You quoted Nazi theorists.

And when you faced the smallest consequence—losing a job—you turned it into a career.

When you cried, America did what it always does:

It passed the plate. It opened its wallet. It funded the very fascism it claims to oppose.

The Economics of Accountability

Let's do the math on what Connor's fascism is worth:

Connor's three-day fascist confession tour:

• Day 1: Goes viral for being a proud Nazi sympathizer

• Day 2: Gets fired, starts crying

• Day 3: Raises $30,000+ from people who think Nazis are the real victims

What working people get for far less:

• Teachers fired for mentioning that gay people exist: $0 in donations, death threats for free

• Workers fired for union organizing: $0 in sympathy, blacklisted from future employment

• People of color fired for existing while Black: $0 in fundraisers, told they're playing the victim

The message is clear: Express genocidal ideology = financial reward Fight for human dignity = economic punishment

This is the economy of white supremacy in action. And Connor is just the latest success story.

Let that be enough—for now.

Postscript

But if we let this rot go unchecked, don't act surprised when the next fascist comes with a smile, a camera, a cross, and a Venmo link.

Because Connor didn't just get fired. He got promoted. To professional victim. To fundraising martyr. To the face of profitable persecution.

And somewhere, another young fascist is watching, taking notes, planning their own persecution performance, calculating the cash value of their calculated cruelty.

The grift economy is hiring. And business has never been better.

So here's what we do: Stop funding fascism disguised as victimhood. Stop sharing their sob stories. Stop treating their consequences like persecution.

Start naming this for what it is: a business model built on hatred. Start supporting the people they target instead of the people who target them. Start remembering that when fascists cry, it's not because they're sorry—it's because they got caught.

When fascists cry, it's not because they're sorry—it's because they got caught.

And when they start their fundraisers, their podcast tours, their persecution performances— remember that every dollar they raise is blood money. Every share is complicity. Every defense is collaboration.

Connor made $30,000 in three days for being a proud fascist. That's not a tragedy. That's a transaction. And America bought what he was selling.

The question is: what are we going to do about it?

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You were warned.
Explicit language. Full slurs. Full weight.
If that offends you more than fascism, this piece isn’t for you.