Mehdi Hasan engaged in a debate with Connor Estelle and Richard Black, both of whom have far-right affiliations. Estelle, a self-described fascist, faced backlash after being identified. Black has a history of organizing violent protests, including events with the Proud Boys in Berkeley. During the debate, he refused to denounce violence against police, described his views as white nativist, and claimed mainstream conservatives were akin to leftists. The inclusion of such figures by Jubilee has sparked significant controversy and scrutiny regarding their vetting process.
In conversation with Hasan, Black refused to condemn violence against police officers, claimed that the Los Angeles police department was directed by liberal Marxists, and described his own political position as being white nativist, adding that neocons, libertarians, all those mainstream people, [they] might as well be leftists to me.
In March and April 2017, meanwhile, Black organized counter-protests later referred to as the first and second battles of Berkeley by the US far right that pitted members of the Proud Boys and the Rise Above Movement against protesters who opposed a campus speech by the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos.
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