My personal opinion is I consider the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot to be revisionist rather than fascist, I don’t have the exact quote but didn’t Pol Pot say something along the lines of “I didn’t understand/read Marxist theory”.

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[–] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (8 children)

My only understanding of the Khmer Rouge is they were partially funded by the CIA.

[–] Huldra@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From what I understand this is mainly in connection to the conflict between them and Vietnam, not that they engineered the Khmer Rouge rising to power.

[–] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Makes sense I guess. You’re pretty much screaming for funding from the west when you’re fighting their geopolitical enemy and also telling your followers “no I haven’t read Marx, now go shoot those scientists”

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