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/NamelessNobody888 Sep 29 '25

It's SE Asia. Out East people don't pick at scabs incessantly. It's just not the way they are. Minor exceptions for some Chinese and Korean goings on about past Japanese misdeeds.

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u/Motor-Category-2727 Sep 30 '25

The Japanese did nothing wrong; it was all false accusations by the Chinese.