In US, "By the second year of the pandemic, the dramatic increases in heart attacks blew apart the models.. Fatal heart attacks among adults ages 25-44 soared 29.9% over what was predicted." https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article267801482.html
there's a bit about the Vietnam War where some US general was questioned about whether the bombing of civilians would cause them to turn against the Americans, and basically answered "well, these orientals have different ideas about death, so they won't really care"
turns out, it was projection all along (as usual), and it's Westerners who are the ones willing to just callously let a bunch of their population die and pretend everything's fine
there's a bit about the Vietnam War where some US general was questioned about whether the bombing of civilians would cause them to turn against the Americans, and basically answered "well, these orientals have different ideas about death, so they won't really care"
turns out, it was projection all along (as usual), and it's Westerners who are the ones willing to just callously let a bunch of their population die and pretend everything's fine
you're probably thinking of Westmoreland
"The Oriental doesn't put the same high price on life as does a Westerner. Life is plentiful. Life is cheap in the Orient."