How could human beings be capable of this?
I am glad that I can now bear witness to the worst genocide that you probably don’t know much about. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, took over a struggling post-Vietnam War Cambodia. Pol Pot wanted to bring Cambodia back in time to become a completely agrarian and self sufficient society. He believed that Cambodia belonged to the peasant farmers, and that intellectual city dwellers were the cause of all problems. Within two days, everyone was forced out of their homes in cities and into rural farming areas. Without food or medicine, many people simply died. Others were sent to torture prisons and then killing fields to be murdered. Teachers, doctors, lawyers, and monks were killed. Just having eyeglasses or soft hands was enough to be sent to your death. Between 1976 and 1979, the Khmer Rouge were responsible for the deaths of over two million people. Continue reading
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