Ah Barry,
At last something we can agree on. In my opinion I think a path could have been navigated that didn't decimate so many professions putting pressure on many other non-Covid area's. But I am biased I guess and won't have to take responsibility for the final outcome.
My issue with your discussion is I find your question's lack credibility. Firstly, even with the worst leftest MSM, I have seen nothing that would indicate they are implying a loss of 50% of the lives anywhere in the world, no matter how dire the living conditions are.
I also don't know why you think the Africans would be aggrieved with my understanding that the world has subtle differing variations in genetic makeup due to locality (over a prolonged period). Is there a level of xenophobia in that assumption?