The overall volume of South African crime is not dramatically different from levels experienced in many other countries. What distinguishes South Africa from the rest is the prevalence of violent crime. If you want to find the answer to we are such a vicious people, you need to understand how violence shaped who and what we are.
The textbook account of the roots of present-day violence in South Africa goes something like this.
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