The murders of Europeans in South Africa are shocking. Indeed, calling them “murders” is a weasel word that downplays just how otherworldly disgusting these deaths truly are. If you search for police reports of the killings of South African farmers, make sure you do it on a sunny day.

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Nathan Smith is a former business journalist and columnist at the NBR. He also worked as the chief editor at the New Zealand Initiative policy think tank. He is now a freelance writer and copy editor.