Agree 110%. This thing has been so horribly politicized and out of control, nothing is real anymore. And the idiots who buy into all the politically-motivated but draconian “mitigation” nonsense become part of the problem. There’s a reason good COVID data has never been available - it would show the public how exaggerated the reaction has been, and weaken the intended political impact.
And OBTW - “partisan” is not a 4-letter word. The disingenuous left wrote the BOOK on “partisan”, and it’s perfectly OK to fight fire with fire, ESPECIALLY when there’s no common ground.