Members Only #284 - Pod Save The Queen (The Fascist Regime) with Jon Lovett

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com • Don’t mess with the Zoran • The opacity of hope • Inspiration is overrated • Wait, what if none of these proposals actually work… • The return of identity politics? • Is offline politics “additive, human, humane, and empathetic?” • The Dem doom loop • The online left vs. Jon Lovett vs. reality • Purity tests, left and right • The one thing that didn’t shock Hillary Clinton • Harvey Milk died so you could be governor • The right denounces its loony fringe. Sort of. • Has the left done the same? • Has Jon’s baggage shifted to the right on anything? Well… • Can you be buddies with Barack? • Is it bad to have an enormous Nazi tattoo on your chest? Prefer to watch & chat together with other members of the Fifthdom? An UNLOCKED version of this episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 10am EST. Subscribe, why dontcha? Catch Jon Lovett in Washington DC on Nov 7 for Crooked Con – a chance to hear from smart people inside and outside the Crooked universe about how to galvanize a pro-democracy movement. Get tickets to see The Fifth Column live in Burbank, CA on Sunday, Nov 23rd at Flappers Comedy Club.Follow The Fifth Column YouTube: @wethefifthInstagram: @we.the.fifthX: @wethefifthTikTok: @wethefifthFacebook: @thefifthcolumn