Where did I say farmers mustn't defend themselves? I said they cannot go it alone.
Political noise is the least concerning thing. Remember what happened in Eshowe when a security guard shot and killed a trespasser?
An eShowe farmer‚ fearing for his life‚ managed to flee his home just hours before it was overrun by a mob of rioters on Sunday night.
www.timeslive.co.za
In another incident a kid drowned and it caused chaos.
Around 200 residents from the neighbouring community set fire to homesteads and equipment this afternoon
zululandobserver.co.za
Now have a bunch of guys in tactical gear driving around and then people start getting shot at and driven off. Throw in political agitation and you really have to be ignorant to things to not see where this could possibly end up.