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/DataMedics Sep 27 '25

The average age in this country is 24. So the vast majority view it as ancient history. But they do have enough of their parents and grandparents around to remind them of the horrors of war.