9.6 – The Lesbian Mask Bar Meltdown and the Future of the Left

In reaction to the viral “lesbian mask bar meltdown” story which appeared in the Boston Globe on sept 22, 2026, activists and influencers on the left started openly discussing, disparaging and mocking cancel culture for the first time in 15 years. Why did it take so long for this to happen, and what does this mean for the future of left wing politics? TO SUPPORT MY PRECARIOUS EXISTENCE (I do not monetize my channel, and depend on donations in order to do this and to live!): PAYPAL ONE TIME OR MONTHLY DONATIONS: (best for me)  PATREON PER EPISODE DONATIONS  (subscribe via web browser, and NOT the apple app which takes 30% of your money!  you can also subscribe for free to get show updates) KO-FI ONE TIME OR MONTHLY DONATIONS https://ko-fi.com/whatispolitics BIBLIOGRAPHY TRANSCRIPT VIDEO VERSION RSS FEED tweeter: @worbsintowords ALL MUSIC BY STARSIXNINE: (NEW ARTIST OWNED COOP PLATFORM!) or bandcamp or spotify cover: Love and Rockets #1 (1982) by Jaimie and Gilbert Hernandez 00:00 how do you do fellow kids: cancel culture on the lizard left 03:46 the lesbian mask bar meltdown 05:53 nothing new: the abortion rights NGO implosion 07:35 something new: liberal normies discover that cancel culture exists 10:17 does hasan piker watch what is politics? 11:55 how did comedians become right wing?? 13:42 the institutional backing of cancel culture 15:51 trump’s election evaporated institutional support for cancel culture 16:50 why did it take so long for leftists to talk about this? 19:36 the short window in which to stop woke 2.0: marxist-leninist-maoist-moronism 25:09 the clergy class incentive problem 26:00 socialism: mass movement or theocracy? https://archive.org/download/9.5-wicked-witch/9.5%20-%20WICKED%20WITCH.mp3 WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/