In this episode of Common Sense Conversations, Gabriel Makin and Dr James Myburgh give a definitve historical analysis on the uniquely South African problem of farm murders. The conversation traces the ideological history and how the propaganda and underground campaign of MK in the mid-80s laid the groundwork for the later explosion of violent crime in South Africa. The conversation goes through the transcripts of the ANC's propaganda broadcasts to highlight how the leadership of MK directly sought to incite violent insurrection. James lays out the historical statistics demonstrating that prior to 1990 violence was common but contained, but after the unbanning of the liberation movements it took off massively. James then explains how in South Africa's post-democratic dispensation the ANC immediately sought to dismantle South Africa's effective policing capabilities, which meant that violent crime soared even further. The conversation ends with James and Gabriel lamenting how the issue of violence has become so normalised in South African society and the tragic implications of this.