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The armed struggle

The armed struggle was the guerrilla and sabotage campaign against apartheid after peaceful resistance failed post-Sharpeville (1960). It ended with suspensions in the early 1990s as talks led to democracy.

- **Poqo / APLA**: PAC's armed wing. Poqo (1961, "pure" in Xhosa) launched aggressive attacks targeting whites, police, and perceived collaborators — often civilians — with little regard for loss of life. Renamed APLA (1968), it continued into the 1990s with "soft-target" operations (civilian whites, public places) seen as payback for colonial oppression. Critics called it indiscriminate; supporters viewed it as total war on the system.

- **uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK)**: ANC's military wing (1961). Focused mainly on government/infrastructure targets (power stations, railways, police stations) to avoid civilian casualties early on, though some ops caused unintended deaths. More strategic and multi-racial approach. Suspended 1990, fully disbanded December 1993.

Poqo/APLA's approach was uncompromising and accepted higher civilian tolls as part of revolutionary justice; MK aimed to limit civilian harm while hitting the apartheid state hard.
"Back in the day, the armed struggle was real — MK hit the power stations while Poqo and APLA went straight for the “soft targets”
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I passed a car wash and saw a wacky waving inflatable flailing armed tube man.
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Truly the pinnacle of 3d shooter expressed screwed upedness...
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Hell I 'm probably Super 3d noa's arked!
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The one armed balboa

In dodge ball, one who can swing the ball side armed and must be 300 pounds plus.
In elementary school we had a teacher we named the one armed balboa. She could hit anyone with a ball at deadly force.. This was before political correctness.
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Matty Long-armed

When you’re banging a girl from behind and you reach around through her legs and fondle your own balls instead of the clit
That ni$$a wasn’t shit… he Matty long-armed me.
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A fully armed battalion

Something that King George iii will send to you to remind you of his love. Not to be confused with killing friends and family.
I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love, dadadadadadada
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