I got the play a couple of months ago. Sure it was gross and cynical - these are, charitably, gross and cynical people - but it made sense. The evil libs had a problem in big cities like New York and were trying to impose their Stalinist precautions on the rest of the country, mostly to make Dear Leader look bad. Even New York Times columnist Bedbug Stephens agreed!
But now cases are booming elsewhere and they're in their own bases trying to murder their base.