"Social distancing is working, so let's stop social distancing!"

[unblock]

That's pretty much the Republican pandemic strategy in a nutshell.

Oops, I meant that's their anti-pandemic strategy.

Or did I?

[FM123]

1. Exactly.

This is like taking off hurricane shutters in the middle of the storm.

[gratuitous]

2. Just like fire fighters

"Well, that fire seems mostly out. We've done our job. Roll it up and let's go home."

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. "The parachute has slowed my descent so now I can take it off."

[thesquanderer]

4. African Americans are voting just fine, so we can get rid of the Voting Right protections,

aka the John Roberts defense.