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  • Thank you for the recommendations I added them to my reading list. I’ve come to that same conclusion based on my limited research on the subject. Most of the stuff they did makes no sense when to me if their goal was communism. Such as just outright abolishing money did they really expect that to work without some form of transitionary state. Same with moving out of the cities.


  • To me, it is a very propagandized view of the country and is devoid of many nuances. For example, He points out many things that are common in third world countries and passes them off as a thing that only happens under socialism when I’ve seen similar things in other third world countries. I find it interesting though because it is a lot of footage from within the DPRK which I haven’t seen before. Honestly, I would say skim through it so you don’t lose too much time but it’s interesting regardless.



  • Okay, thank you for the information. Could you shed some light on the killing fields and other atrocities committed by the Khmer rouge? Are they exaggerated by western media or is it for the most part true. I’ve seen a good amount of leftists argue about if this state should be supported and am trying to get a more in-depth view.


  • Do you have a source for the CIA backing Pol Pot that sounds like an interesting read? And that clears up a good bit regarding chinas support. So they basically supported them as a way to combat the USSR influence in the region after the Sino-Soviet split. Is that about right?