Cambodia - Pol Pot interview

(8 Jan 1998) T/I: 10:03:11
A WTN cameraman videotaped an interview with former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot in the rebels' Cambodian stronghold of Anlgong Veng on Sunday (4/1). The interview was Pol Pot's second with an outsider over 18
years.
The interview disproves last week's reports that Pol Pot had left Cambodia for China to receive medical treatment. Asked about his role in the killing of as many as two million Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge's rule from 1975-1979, Pol Pot said he did not wish to discuss the matter. He also refused to talk about the execution of rival faction
leader Son Sen in June 1997, said to be have been ordered by him.
After Son Sen's murder, the Khmer Rouge expelled Pol Pot from the leadership and in a show trial subsequently sentenced him to life under house arrest.
SHOWS:
ANLONG VENG, CAMBODIA, 4/1
Pol Pot walking on the arm of a Khmer Rouge commander;
SOT Pol Pot (Khmer), saying doesn't want to talk about Son Sen anymore;
Pol Pot walking under escort;
SOT Pol Pot, talking about his bad health;
Pol Pot being escorted to his jeep;
jeep drives off;
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[@1andonlyzara]

No, that’s okay, Associated Press. We don’t need subtitles or anything. Khmer is one of the most widely understood languages in the world.

[@justaweeb9086]

😐 you don't need them but I do. I've never even heard of this "Khmer" language until like 20 minutes ago

[@1andonlyzara]

@@justaweeb9086 … It’s called sarcasm, Shakespeare.

[@justaweeb9086]

@@1andonlyzara Like sarcasm is easy to read when it's in the form of a text

[@alexanderpichette3325]

That was pretty obviously sarcastic even in text form

[@anarghyasumanth8590]

AP Archive doesn't have subtitles. They simply post clips

[@ndndgznn8719]

it blows my mind that he was living free and comfortable in his last days.

[@willywilliscroft8910]

Thats the UN for you, they controlled the trials!

[@roye6961]

even today the Indonesian Pol Pot is still alive and living the best life possible, he killed 1 million Indonesians and was never held accountable for it

[@claudegenest7557]

@@roye6961 He died in 1998

[@tibob69]

That's because the US wanted him to help fight communist vietnam. They try to reinstate him as the leader of Cambodia but it didn't work as expected as the population started throwing rocks at him. And also because he stole a lot of money from his country for his old days...

[@ermellino3578]

Like Pinochet lol

[@tarasto6772]

This guy seems so chill. Surely he didn't force his country into an agriculture state and wipe out 1/4 of his population.

[@Honestandtruth]

The REAL killers of khmer people are north Vietnamese and China

[@andreamiccini5869]

Yes, surely he didn't

[@mason.m8414]

“ Khmer rouge did absolutely nothing wrong”

[@danvetiver]

He tried (and failed) to fix his country from the damage that colonialism and imperialism did. Funny how nobody points fingers to the USA

[@corona__virus]

Yeah sure. As if nothing had happened in china in 1989

[@umbraios7523]

Aw they’re interviewing a nice and harmless elderly man! I wish the video have subtitles so I could understand what’s he is saying, he seems like a nice person to talk and hang with. I hope he didn’t do something in the past that is so horrible that it made you want to tell Noah to get the boat.

[@alecgurney9305]

HAHA SO FUNNY

[@sinwaitang5397]

@@swtlovinxo I think he’s just being sarcastic

[@GLizaerd]

@@swtlovinxo that's how sarcastic joke works

[@dinneyney4043]

Ima try uh my translation suck “There’s a lot of work” “Tired, exhausted”

[@rs3299]

hes a nice man for sure.

[@julianchinafoeng90]

Wasn’t this the guy who “only” killed 1/4 of Cambodia’s population?

[@lve7922]

Yes and he also have used childs like soldiers

[@sokvital7967]

yes it him but some people said he does this to protect Cambodia land by killing Vietnamese that in cambodia land during that time

[@lve7922]

Sok Vital he don’t kill only vietnamese, he kill in only 4 years 3 milions of people

[@ansovald5019]

this is fake information he never hurt anyone also he made cambodia rich so stfu

[@matchatea03]

Uh no, 2 million of cambodian people died during that time. Judging from both of my grandparents and many other people who survived from that era, they all said that they all suffered, even meal are not enough to feed the family. Everyone need to find food secretly to survived. IF CAMBODIA IS RICH THAN WHY SO MANY PEOPLE SUFFER AND FULL OF FAMINE OVER THE COUNTRY, also don’t forget that khmer rouge destroyed everything, hospitals, pagodas, movie cinema, and many other building and stuff from the old regime and use schools, universities AS PRISON, I REPEAT PRISONS !!! And also they destroyed everything include national infrastructures, and tried to form a nation with only farming. And start take a look at the country’s economy statistic during that time, you will know that it’s so low and almost NONE.

[@benanderson3029]

If you were to tell someone today that this feeble old man was one of the most evil people who ever lived, they'd probably think you were insane. But he was.

[@p9thead]

it honestly makes me sad.. if I didn't know any better I'd want to sit down and have a conversation with him. I'm only recently learning about the khmer rouge and what cambodia went through during the 70s, and it genuinely makes me sick.

[@travelleryu]

A young Cambodian woman told me that despite her grandparents saying Pol Pot murdered many people she thinks Pol Pot was good. That Pol Pot needed to kill all those people to control. Smh

[@glow1815]

I agreed yes you were to tell this to the uneducated people outside of Cambodia and maybe the 3rd Khmer generation. Khmer people( 1st and 2nd generation) like myself we know who this evil man is and what he has done.

[@GAMER123GAMING]

He wasnt evil one bit

[@Arkan_1917]

Shut up Pol Pot were based

[@KleWdSide]

If you didn't know him any better, you would look at this video here & probably think he's just some harmless, frail grandpa.

[@sonicthechilidog408]

He is

[@drows18]

@@sonicthechilidog408 he’s also the leader of the Khmer Rouge

[@100cents5]

That why I don't respect anyone just because they're old.

[@mayankdwivedi9719]

The banality of evil!

[@RealD8]

Makes me wonder about the elderly

[@perun1113]

>not wearing glasses even at old age Truly an anti glasses gang

[@tuanz8009]

1917 doge Being a Jerk you don’t need a glasses

[@vannakr25]

1917 doge he couldn’t afford one.

[@DiegoGarcia-ux1ml]

He wields immense power

[@theparadigm8149]

Tuấn z800 You’re missing the point: Pol Pot hated intellectuals and executed people wearing glasses!

[@Mysterio1500]

At least he stayed true to his words

[@theparadigm8149]

Pol Pot seems so peaceful in this video. It’s like he never knew how dangerous his regime was!

[@theparadigm8149]

toad That’s true...

[@theparadigm8149]

toad But Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin always seemed angry in their speeches!

[@theparadigm8149]

Actually, Stalin was only sometimes angry

[@joshuabalondo4454]

@@theparadigm8149 "sometimes angry" but Satan.

[@walterthecat2145]

he's a nice guy bruh

[@jackytang3683]

Lots of Westerners blame China on the tragedy, but don't forget America was also a big supporter of pol pot. That was a special period, America and China have good relations ,their common enemy were Vietnam and USSR

[@Xuvivu]

the world owe vietnam an apology

[@quandong4448]

That was the fact

[@neozeon2567]

The world don’t owe Vietnam shit and Vietnam cause the rise of pol pot and put pol pot men’s in power and they still running Cambodia to this day

[@neozeon2567]

America is big supporters of Lon Nol the Khmer Republic and its armies was the one fighting Pol Pot Khmer Rouge and China is the big supporter of pol pot who supplied all the weapons of his armies and China invaded Vietnam because Vietnam invaded pol pot and pol pot is anti America anti CIA

[@davisworth5114]

@@Xuvivu Amen from Vietnam veteran.

[@kimangkheang]

**In case you wondered what Pol Pot said in the video.** This is my translation (It's not perfect because there is no way to translate something with 100% accuracy) from me as a native Khmer speaker. Pol Pot: I don't wanna explain anymore as I already addressed similar questions (regarding the death of Son Sen) many times. I agreed to be interviewed because you made a great effort to meet me and raised concerns about my health decline. Since 1995, I worked extremely hard. My head is often loaded with heat. My eyesight was gradually getting low. Now my left eye is almost blind. [Getting in the car and bid farewell to the journalist]

[@glow1815]

I think you did an awesome job with translation. Exactly what he stated. I don't speak Khmer fluently but I can stand him.

[@Kamerad_Abdul17]

thanks for the translation comrade

[@rangle5089]

hes going blind? how the turns have tabled

[@damenofficiall]

@@rangle5089 LOL

[@omairsh8]

“Now my left eye is almost blind” Aww the poor genocidal tyrant was losing his vision in his 70s, let’s feel bad for him 🙄

[@AmunRa2024]

The fact that these people didn't tear him apart while alive baffles me.🤦‍♂️

[@omairsh8]

People still worshipped him until he died. There will always be misguided people that support tyrants and their “vision” You’ll see some of those idiots in the comments

[@5Times5]

They are all being sarcastic, what can you not understand from that?

[@CommunistBot]

Maybe they know more about their own country than you do. Have you ever imagined that?

[@logicss2893]

@@5Times5 who are "they"?

[@logicss2893]

@@CommunistBot propaganda moment

[@gerardoavila2141]

How this old man lived a life without scare ?? This man killing millions of CAMBODIAN INNOCENT PEOPLE.

[@user-ie7tk9zj5f]

Based

[@starship-gp4jv]

What a gamer

[@LexWinchesterr]

@LuᏌrd ShᏌlᏌ Really? Where is your evidence and which charges were they blamed with?

[@stoggafllik]

@LuᏌrd ShᏌlᏌ >autistic commie larper

[@sakada5377]

My English is not great but I can try to translate: 0:00 - 0:24 Pol pot said “ I can’t do 2-3hrs interview” Helper:”On a good day, he able to do 2-3hrs interview but not today.” Interviewer: “Hope you get better. I will be back for another interview.” Pol pot” I know know how bad my health situation is.” 0:24-0:40 Interviewer: “ Do you have any medication?” Helper: “ A little bit.” Interviewer: “I can bring some next time.” 0:40-0:58 Polpot:”I said what I’ve said. I’m here to meet you just because you’re here to see how’s going with me. You don’t have to bring food or anything. It’s all over for me.” 0:58-1:05 Helper: “Please come when he gets better.” 1:05-1:27 Pol pot: “I’ve been sick for awhile now. Especially from 1995 because I’ve worked too much. One side of my eyes is blinded.” 1:59-2:05 Interviewer: “Goodbye, take care.”

[@TheKing60210]

Im surprised no one has said thank you. So thanks for your help, it sucks that AP doesnt have an English Subtitle

[@tuskehooo655]

អរគុណ ❤

[@loshorts5061]

Next destination: hell

[@stevemcqueen8961]

Hell yeah

[@memerdog5487]

Buissnes class seat to hell number 665 and polpot 666 devils : hello there

[@joshua3027]

Steve McQueen you made this comment so much funnier😂

[@martinignaciodefeo9235]

He is saving the spots for Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.

[@martinignaciodefeo9235]

@Conner Hahaha... I think you can buy your way to the White House... but not to Heaven... Maybe he'll remain in purgatory for eternity because even Satan is afraid of Mr Trump organizing a coup d'etat against him... Hahaha... You inbred hillbilies are laughable.

[@lizlizza12345678910]

He seems so, innocent but, a DEVIL inside.....

[@0Bae]

Beauty Sunshine Lotso.

[@Goliath2012Thai]

world bad man.

[@MysticalSolarus]

Milan Lukic-Heroj so your saying that killing a quarter of your own countrymen is not wrong?

[@MK92222]

ELlawM8 Gaming USA KILL MILLIONS AND MILLIONS PEOPLE OVER THE WORLD...POL POT KILL ONLY TRAITORS

[@MysticalSolarus]

Milan Lukic-Heroj I’m Cambodian myself -_-

[@drnpictures2155]

It’s legitimately disturbing that such a despicable and vile man was never brought to justice. it’s just as disturbing that someone so evil can seem so gentle and kind. I know most would say hitler or Stalin when it comes to the most evil leaders ever but even though Pol Pot didn’t kill nearly as many he was perhaps even more crazed and sick. He’s truly the most evil leader to ever live in my opinion.

[@jonboner2987]

Pol pot killed more proportionally to the population.Moreover, hitler's deaths occurred during a wartime period (where in any war, all sides get fucked over brutally, as seen throughout history). Stalin and Mao are comparable due to their economic collectivization, but because they didnt have their country revolt or get invaded, they are still seen as "heroes"

[@jonboner2987]

History is written by the Victor's essentially

[@drnpictures2155]

@@jonboner2987 this is true

[@MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrr]

"even hitler loved germany or something"

[@nicktasteless360]

@@MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrri believe Hitler did love Germany and life actually improved under Hitler. That’s until he started the world war.

[@ThePagoy]

One of the most cruel person ever lived. That maderpacker deserves no respect.

[@supernannannan]

How about his sponsors?

[@Based-wn9jg]

Michael Vickery, leading expert on Cambodian history, has a book debunking the claims made against Pol Pot. It's called "Cambodia 1975-1982" and you should read it.

[@scottming8550]

@@Based-wn9jg he was a Marxist historian and worked with former Khmer Rouge - Marxist ideology needs to be fought at all costs

[@Based-wn9jg]

@@scottming8550 He is _accused_ of being a "Marxist historian" with literally no proof of that. And working with people who were actually present at the time is literally what historians do. Simply based on statistical grounds, the possibility of a "Cambodian genocide" can be excluded with ease: The population of Kampuchea decreased by roughly half a million during 1975-1979. Without factoring in lowered birth rates, we would have 1,5 million excess deaths - 12% of the Kampuchean population at the time. However, severely decreased birth rates were reported following the war, and the real number of excess deaths is likely much lower. Even the 12% maximum figure is reasonable: Compare it to Yugoslavia after WW2, where famine killed 11% of the population - and Yugoslavia had international aid available while Kampuchea did not. And Kampuchea too had just come out of a devastating war. "Marxist ideology must be fought at all costs" Lol. Sure. Whatever man.

[@Based-wn9jg]

@Jasper Walsh The stories were vastly exaggerated. Keep in mind that most of those who came up with such stories are those who fled the country at the end of the civil war - monarchists and Lon Nol supporters. And I sure do love how you didn't even bother to read my source, despite it being recommended by UNTAC itself.

[@capncake8837]

They placed him under house arrest when they caught him, but they should’ve killed him in public or put him in one of the old KR jails. He didn’t have much longer anyway.

[@gazey]

“They” were the Khmer Rouge, his own friends. The Cambodian army wasn’t able to completely destroy the Khmer Rouge yet during that time

[@capncake8837]

@@gazey I know.

[@DjDeadpig]

Unlike Elon, pol pot was a killionare

[@thxbengals]

😅

[@Shregurun93]

That fact he’s being handled with care absolutely surprises me. a quarter of Cambodias population was killed in 4 years under his rule. He committed an uncountable number of terrible atrocities and many more crimes against humanity. And he’s here, being taken care of, living nicely in his last days. Why does he get to live such a happy life when he took the lives of a quarter of Cambodians. They never got to experience the beauty of life, they never got to see day again, they never got to breath again, they never got to meet their loved ones again. Their life was taken away. And this guy is just living freely and happily?? Disgusting… within humanity are 2 species. 1 - humans, 2 - monsters disguised as humans. He is a fine example of a monster. One of the greatest monsters along side other terrible people like Adolf Hitler.

[@fadiogane]

dont worry he will be deepest hell ever

[@NotATakuyaYagamiEnjoyer]

​@@fadioganeonly god can decide

[@fadiogane]

@@NotATakuyaYagamiEnjoyer ur right

[@Indian_Tovarisch]

He lived safely beacuse there were still his Khmer rouge guerrillas who were guarding him anyone who attacked him would be killed

[@kingspore5000]

Remember kids. Justice is just a fairytale. Despite killing 1/3 of his nation, guy lived and died pecafully surrounded with great respect...As you clearly see on this video

[@Mach5Johnny]

Sadly in our world, he got away with murdering millions. But, fortunately. He’s rotting and going through exactly everything he did to his people in Hell!

[@archravenineteenseventeen]

Idi Amin died because of his stomache due to excessive eating. What a punishment

[@Based-1962]

А сколько американцы убили... А британцы, а французы? Нет, это другое.

[@thepoleontheroad]

@@Mach5Johnny Let's hope so.

[@bume2212]

Dude is literally real life Thanos

[@dainkura]

the fact that they treated him with such respect. no it's not even just that it's the way that he's just there acting as if he didn't wipe out 1/4 of his own country. he makes me sick to the bone. I can not express the amount of hatred I hold towards him.

[@gibridaungkil6176]

The evil man on earth killing his own people.

[@ayubbinselamat581]

Yes.Yet he was being led like a hero.Some world leaders that is not even worse than this man were killed by foreign forces in the name of liberation.

[@ronalddino6370]

Pinochet does it Stalin does it Hitler does it And moa zedong to All them are brutal Dictator whether they are Left wing or Right wing

[@Hello-wt7rf]

@@ronalddino6370 suharto

[@WowPapuns88]

@@ronalddino6370 Pinochet is an AnCap compared to the others.

[@Honestandtruth]

The REAL killers of khmer people are north Vietnamese and China

[@meingoobby8231]

What a Generous Grandpa I bet he Did so many wholesome things in his past

[@yasser3268]

😑Many wholesome things in his past?..... just look it up what who he is

[@nob4076]

@@yasser3268 sarcasm genius

[@idk900millionyearsago8]

@@yasser3268 it's called my sarcasm my guy chill

[@Yoghurtslinger]

In cambodia on my travels and a woman told me that there are not many people alive who are elderly or in thier 50s and 60s due to this man.

[@lawliet7239]

can't believe people fell for his sweet voice

[@MustacheCashStash125]

Imagine being the nurse of the guy who killed your entire family and all of your friends

[@archravenineteenseventeen]

Also barely survive that false accusations by the said family and friends to save themselves from torture

[@micalimicali5918]

How could you torn apart children and hampers people in thee heads ..and u still being a human?!

[@pasulituapakpahan829]

thank's the video ..

[@emanuelgronbergtyni4307]

Awww, what a peacefull old man. He looks so nice and friendly, he certanly didn't commit mass genocide and wiped out a fourth of his countrys population🤗

[@bigdig9249]

Yes so friendly that he make thousand of babys goes to new world by flying the baby and hit the ground or throw them in spike or stone them

[@CommunistBot]

You're right, he didn't.

[@Dea8769]

Never paid for his crimes!! Makes me sick. This man has no soul

[@Austin_Jason]

I'm Cambodian ,remember this,it hurts

[@borasou1]

This happened to my uncle and aunt they were bombed by the bad peoples

[@MasterMF9751]

Bro acted like nothing happened

[@TenorMan96]

Look at that old crippling depression haha

[@theman2624]

how does he have depression??

[@walterthecat2145]

@@theman2624 you're everywhere on this comment section lma0

[@theman2624]

@@walterthecat2145 must defend pol pot on internet

[@walterthecat2145]

@@theman2624 ok brother

[@passivemode8206]

nice subtitles

[@thihienmainguyen4314]

English later (maybe; I'll try) - Vietnamese for now. # Trung Trần nói "Anh mắt hoảng sợ của mỗi ng khi nhìn thấy Việt cộng tới ..." - Tui nói: # Ông bà dì chú cha mẹ bà con chòm xóm ... tui không ai sợ. Trái lại, phần lớn Đồng bào chổ tui (Hồng Ngự, Đồng Tháp; tui nghĩ ở đâu cũng giống vậy, như Mỹ Tho, Cần Thơ, Phú Quốc, Trà Vinh, Cà Mau, Nha Trang, Phú Yên, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Dương, Huế, Quảng Trị, ...) còn nghe lời Việt Cộng mà kêu gọi Lính Sài Gòn (còn rất đông, súng đạn còn phủ phê) rã ngủ buông súng đầu hàng rồi ai về nhà nấy; thu gom súng ống mà giao nộp cho Việt Cộng; và giúp Việt Cộng rượt bắt bọn Ngụy Ác Ôn (chỉ bọn ác ôn thôi) ========== Bọn Tàn dư 3 Que (phần lớn là bọn Ngụy Ác Ôn khi xưa, chạy trốn được qua Mỹ) đã hùa vô với bọn Diệt chủng Pôn Pốt, được bọn Bành trướng Trung Quốc hết lòng hổ trợ giúp đỡ, chi trả, được Chính quyền Mỹ lòng đầy hận thù nuôi dưởng chỉ đạo điều khiền, có bọn Tà lọt Thái lan, Singapore hùa vô giúp xây căn cứ, cung cấp lương thực, ... phát động hết "Phục Quốc" nầy, tới "Đông Tiến 1", "Đông Tiến 2" kia, để điên cuồng chống phá nước Việt Nam của tui. # Nhưng hỡi ơi! tất cả "Phục Quốc", "Đông Tiến 1", "Đông Tiến 2", ... tất tần tật, đều bị Dân Quân Việt Lào Campuchia nắm đầu, quét gọn, tiêu diệt, không còn 1 mống (nhờ người Việt yêu nước nằm sẵn ở Cali-phọt, Paris, ... cho biết Bọn Tàn dư 3 Que là ai, đi đâu, làm gì, ...)!

[@sallehuddinrazak2435]

Woww I understand what he say..good job for this interview

[@UtamaSatria]

SUBTITLE PLEASE!!!!!

[@SpeanDaekBattambang]

Thank you

[@MrEjidorie]

Pol Pot passed away before he was tried and punished for his crime against humanity. But his notorious name will be remembered forever.

[@archravenineteenseventeen]

Idi Amin died because of his obesity, the angel of death of Auschwitz josef mengele died in a beach, the operator of unit 731 shiroo ishii died peacefully because he gave his experiment results to the US and is now currently used by most hospitals of the modern world to avoid imprisonment.

[@failedindonesianpainter6539]

The true gamer of all time

[@coolguy10038]

He could've been 92 years old right now.

[@yuriandropov9011]

Should've*

[@patrycjuszserafin3115]

it's a joke right?

[@inbredtrumptard6915]

Good thing he isn't...

[@emmanuel2333]

He's already died last few days ago

[@Revitalization4241]

@@emmanuel2333 you mean years

[@leedevaney]

How they allowed Saloth Sar to go out so peacefully after the genocide he committed, is another crime against his county and victims .

[@300622041]

Evil was suffering in the jungle without medication .. but too bad he and Hun Sen were able to escape justice.

[@hoppinggnomethe4154]

Hun Sen got his redemption arc, unlike Pol Pot

[@smellslikeproductions1024]

cambodian's are soft for letting this man live in peace

[@sitdowndogbreath]

They are that they are but they have no experience with the second amendment

[@AHK206]

Justice will definitely be served in the afterlife

[@supriyantowakil482]

You dont say

[@Matheus666m]

There is no afterlife

[@wolfhachmuth7731]

Subtitles might help.

[@netako]

Quite possibly the last known footage of Pol Pot prior to his death (he died 3 months later, according to the recording date in the description).

[@turuquoise6431]

I never saw anything of him. Close to death, he seems quite at peace with himself

[@rollzeether]

1:59 Bro has the audacity to say have a good day to pol pot 💀

[@SimpleGeopolitics24]

Normal people: "who is this cute old man" People who knows who is Pol Pot:☠️

[@whattheheck1000]

I think he died about 3 months after this was filmed. November 7, 2017 11:05 pm

[@ImplodingSubmarine]

Amazing. If you didn't know better, you'd say that he looks like an average old oriental gentleman!

[@TravisLoneWolfWalsh]

Scary to think this soft spoken gentle looking old man was a cold blooded murdering mad man

[@madingthree]

"Huh, this is just a normal interview with an old man" Looks at title: "Ah shi-"

[@the100radsstalker93]

Wow..The souls of his victims will never forgive this.

[@jackjohnson8961]

How evil is chameleon-like makes one's skin crawl. The nice guy is just a mask.

[@whattheheck1000]

Pol Pot seems like some medieval madman. Sad to think that a man of this evil was still alive when the internet, DVDs, 3D video games, and cell phones were out. Me and Pol Pot were living and breathing on the same planet, a few thousand miles apart, for 5 years. If you're born after April 15, 1998, you don't realize how lucky you are. May all of the victims of the Khmer Rouge rest in peace, and may Pol Pot rot in hell. October 17, 2023 2:28 am

[@Alice-ov3rd]

What’s the point of an interview if there are no subtitles?

[@theautistic9246]

0:54 thought that sound was in real life

[@taingchheav7091]

អា ប៉ាកាច់ដិកនាំប្រទេសសម្លាប់ប្រជាជនអែងរួចចោតបរទេស

[@Burlaos]

Vómito der Pol pot y los caracolitos

[@chouyi007]

Not understanding Khmer, my takeaway from this is that he probably goes to bed and gets up early, loves to name-drop Mao Tse-tung (I definitely heard him say that name a couple times), and is still a HUGE fan of the show Green Acres!

[@SatEight]

Around 2010, a survey was conducted among Cambodian students on who they considered to be the greatest Cambodian. One-third of the students said Pol Pot. If you think that everyone in "non-democratic" countries suffers and hates their leaders, you're wrong.

[@Bluecheese1400]

To be fair Pol Pot killed smart and educated people so of course that leaves dumb people to reproduce and have dumb kids who know nothing of their history.

[@michaelkhan8987]

@andy yun Ur comparison between HK (a territory created by the British) and Cambodia (a country) is not even valid. It's not hard to understand why HKers sympathize to its former British rulers. As mentioned, HK was created by the British from the Ching Empire (not People's Republic of China). 99.99% of people in HK were from regions of China, many of them were running away from the atrocities/pesecution of the cultural revolution and famine under the Mao era. The British GAVE shelter and grace to 1 to 2 million refugees, which allowed them to become today's "HK residents". The British even went as far as to build government housing and re-housed these illegal immigrants away from poor squatter houses. The British also gave special status to the indigenous villagers of HK: the sole right to own land. HKers born under the British HK era. literally have nothing to do with China whatsoever: They were born on British land and enjoyed the prosperity and resources of the Brits, albeit there was some racial discrimination, but most Chinese HKers were as still a result of the grace of Brits. If anything, HK should be an apologist of the Ching empire because "first generation HKers" were Ching Empire residents, but that identity has been lost with the new generations. In light of HK's history, now u tell me why should HKers sympathize with the "People's Republic of China"? Just because they have the same skin colour? 🤣Especially with the ugly history of the communist gov't during the cultural revolution, etc...

[@dogeatingmachine]

I mean it's logic to be mad at someone who killed their family and 1 3rd. Makes no sense to me how hating some one who killed 1/3 of their population is being butt hurt. Also killing Khmers who know French is not helping. I don't think Cambodians even get good teachings like other countries. Never knew genocide was perfect to you but ok.

[@dogeatingmachine]

Also it's not pathetic to hate living at the worst communist places in the world.

[@marcharman833]

Nice Stockholm syndrome

[@gigiesparza396]

Every single human being is an actor. We use different acts and personas every day to fit our needs at certain situations. He’s reaallllllly playing up the kind nice harmless old man routine. Without subtitles, it would seem that he was a hard worker in the past and his supporters here are treating him with the respect that comes with it.

[@LearningWithNarendra123]

Why He was still alive till the interview moment

[@vinayakchauke5914]

Dirty man....such a shame ...he is not even feeling guilty

[@omairsh8]

Sociopaths don’t feel guilt

[@fazbell]

The very definition of insanity.

[@EzraOnEarth]

Why are they helping him walk, what the hell

[@Elmasdrakosinfenixov]

The complete abscence of justice

[@omairsh8]

There is no Justice in this world

[@supriyantowakil482]

There is no justice in cambodia the most lol country in south east asia

[@ahousecatnamedmr.jenkins1052]

Mass murder and genocide is no laughing matter. We are all one species. We all share this precious earth

[@Honestandtruth]

The REAL killers of khmer people are north Vietnamese and China

[@MGBlast669]

Anybody else wish this was just a video of his caved-in skull with a pool of blood surrounding his dead body? ...Yeah me too

[@Ivan84ful]

Where is my comment, mr. YT?

[@lobsangtsering1770]

Without subtitles so pathetic 😢😢😢😢😢

[@krichenboi]

In this interview, he tried hard to change the topic, like he tried to talk about his time in Paris and Yugoslavia and private stuff, you know He said that he knows that he did a lot of mistakes, but also said that he and his regime made Cambodia stay a independent country Idk if that’s the interview from 1997, but if yes, this is what he basically said( not in this clip but generally)

[@archravenineteenseventeen]

Same video

[@yasser3268]

Looks like he’s retired from being evil

[@KasiaWesoek]

Can somone put english subtitles there? I don't speak khmer.

[@funkyfuck9098]

Where’s English subtitles? Can’t understand what he said

[@vannakr25]

Next one is going to be Hun Sen; he’s guilty as Pol Pot

[@jessicataing1292]

DaSoggyWaffle what has he been doing?

[@sokvital7967]

@ᑕᕼᗩEᖇᖇY크림 😢

[@Dfff3532]

ᑕᕼᗩEᖇᖇY크림 he’s not president he’s a prime minister

[@AbdulRahman-vz2ng]

very true

[@savoeunver3756]

Hello Doggy FN true ! He is a prime minister and the powerful one in Cambodia. We don’t have presidents because we had a king who doesn’t hold the power.

[@violetmenezes3075]

Thank GoD He is dead and gone therefore Cambodia don't need him. Happy without this DEVIL but still cannot forget the bad memories of Khmer Rouge.

[@stureremil1942]

Cambodia is third world hell hole.

[@wiyototv8385]

Indonesia same the tragedy genocida in september 1965

[@stressfree1817]

What year is this ? Please

[@chesscomsupport8689]

He looks like someone who would have a lot of great stories to tell from his youth!

[@Pyrple]

videos like this make me think of an old quote. Even when it comes to terrible acts, monsters aren't real. There are only men, and of the two, men are far more terrifying. Monsters are obvious. They're big, they have sharp teeth or claws, and you know one when you see one. But men are just as deadly, and it's impossible to tell who will do what.

[@cigypaul6039]

Deep. Pol pot is living proof

[@grafgummiente1583]

Yeah, just lemme learn Khmer for a second. Not like the hardest language, especially for the western ear.

[@adlibyeah]

he went back to his car because he forgot his reading glasses

[@Roberto-dw5jz]

Pol Pot in Hell: HELP MEE!!! I'M GONNA DIE!!!? Pol Pot's Victims in Heaven: Hah! Serve you right!😂😂

[@jonzed]

Hell don't exist, and all Polpot "victims" are not inoccent

[@NeOn-kb2jw]

He kill 1/4 of the population and he said he never knew he kill that much people and also said he not a violence person 😐

[@salhud9052]

I feel so bad what he did, 😡

[@walterthecat2145]

Where is his grave i want to bring my pair of broken glasses in memory

[@seif7115]

me 2

[@glow1815]

Just type "Pol Pot grave"

[@walterthecat2145]

@@glow1815 shutup

[@jackchop1576]

If I didn't know who he was, I'd think he's a soft spoken, kind, old man.

[@user-ez8le1rp3x]

He is.

[@majorkade]

He had unbelievable charisma in his heyday.

[@missk1697]

The CEO of based has spoken

[@user-ys8pj6gb3i]

Really?

[@declannewton2556]

>CEO of Based Sorry sweety, Hitler still isn't back yet.

[@robotJox1256]

So where was the interview?

[@sokhayoun7218]

His home.

[@TheTheThe_]

@@sokhayoun7218 Lmao no this was in the mountains in West Cambodia

[@thepoleontheroad]

Imagine how the reporter was feeling knowing he was interviewing one of the biggest monsters of the 20th century...

[@sirrobin8814]

The only guy in the history of mankind to make Hitler and Stalin look like half decent blokes!

[@bunsenn5064]

How this man was allowed to live this long is beyond me.

[@CommunistBot]

Because it is not your choice, nor the choice of the CIA.

[@Potatotenkopf]

Mass murder aside can anyone explain how the hell he abolished money or the commodity form whatever that is. It's really hard to imagine that money could be abolished.

[@Potatotenkopf]

@@CommunistBot huh... curious

[@gazey]

Money is not needed when everyone is forced to work in farmlands and live on porridge and insects.

[@aledero]

Because in an utipistic communist society everything is in the hands of the State and there is no private property, no need to trade, no need of money

[@missk1697]

Just look up Inca Empire

[@bonjoey1]

No subtitles really?

[@lymenghouy9104]

he say he feel very wrong and not wanting to talk about politics because the action he done is already too late and there is no going back to it. In summary