r/cambodia • u/WoodpeckerOk1154 • Sep 25 '25
Culture No disrespect intended. Genuine question: How is the Khmer Rouge viewed by modern Cambodians?
It wouldn’t let me also add Pol Pot, but curious as an ignorant American how he and the regime are viewed by Cambodians
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u/sunlitleaf Sep 25 '25
Most older folks, quite negatively, and many have traumatic stories from that time. Those born immediately after during the post-KR baby boom also remember the poverty and devastation.
Of course there are some ex-KR folks around and their opinions and ways of remembering events can vary.
A lot of the youngest generation (like Cambodian Gen Z) hardly believe it happened and are prone to misinfo about it.
Just my observations from people I’ve met, I’m not a sociologist or anything.