Pol Pot and Evil
Pol Pot is one of the most notorious villains in recent history. He was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976 to 1979, and responsible for the infamous Cambodian Killing Fields. During his short time in power, he was responsible for the displacement, torture, and death of millions of Cambodians. Pol Pot was a communist dictator who wanted to destroy the existing civilization in Cambodia and create a new age. To bring in the new age, he ordered a genocide against his own people and ended up killing 25- 33 percent of his country 's population. He declared that the Buddhist religion, money, and personal possessions were all banned. Every citizen- even the elderly and children- were forced into hard labor. If they disobeyed …show more content…
This could have been the case for Pol Pot as it was believed he had sociopathy, paranoia, megalomania, and narcissistic personality disorder. Sociopaths are good at manipulating others, but they have no empathy. Pol Pot 's sociopathy probably helped him rise to power. People who are paranoid tend to see enemies everywhere, which would explain Pol Pot 's execution of so many of his own people. Megalomania and narcissistic personality disorder would have caused Pol Pot to believe he was destined to rule and that his beliefs about the country were always the correct ones. This would have led Pol Pot to believe that he was right to destroy anyone who opposed his vision for the …show more content…
He was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976 to 1979, and responsible for the infamous Cambodian Killing Fields. During his short time in power, he was responsible for the displacement, torture, and death of millions of Cambodians. Pol Pot was a communist dictator who wanted to destroy the existing civilization in Cambodia and create a new age. To bring in the new age, he ordered a genocide against his own people and ended up killing 25- 33 percent of his country 's population. He declared that the Buddhist religion, money, and personal possessions were all banned. Every citizen- even the elderly and children- were forced into hard labor. If they disobeyed any order made by the government, they risked death. Causes of death ranged from being slowly starved, to death by flogging. Other documented causes of death included being beaten to death by blunt instruments, like hammers and axe handles, being buried alive, and bleeding to death. Even babies were not spared the brutality, as many were torn limb by limb or bashed against trees until death. The methods used by Pol Pot to achieve his vision were shocking in their cruelty and showed a complete lack of empathy towards any individual.
If you were to describe the atrocities that Pol Pot committed to the average person on the street, most would agree that Pol Pot was “evil.” But why did he do all this? We have already established his political motives. But why the
Pol Pot is one of the most notorious villains in recent history. He was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976 to 1979, and responsible for the infamous Cambodian Killing Fields. During his short time in power, he was responsible for the displacement, torture, and death of millions of Cambodians. Pol Pot was a communist dictator who wanted to destroy the existing civilization in Cambodia and create a new age. To bring in the new age, he ordered a genocide against his own people and ended up killing 25- 33 percent of his country 's population. He declared that the Buddhist religion, money, and personal possessions were all banned. Every citizen- even the elderly and children- were forced into hard labor. If they disobeyed …show more content…
This could have been the case for Pol Pot as it was believed he had sociopathy, paranoia, megalomania, and narcissistic personality disorder. Sociopaths are good at manipulating others, but they have no empathy. Pol Pot 's sociopathy probably helped him rise to power. People who are paranoid tend to see enemies everywhere, which would explain Pol Pot 's execution of so many of his own people. Megalomania and narcissistic personality disorder would have caused Pol Pot to believe he was destined to rule and that his beliefs about the country were always the correct ones. This would have led Pol Pot to believe that he was right to destroy anyone who opposed his vision for the …show more content…
He was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976 to 1979, and responsible for the infamous Cambodian Killing Fields. During his short time in power, he was responsible for the displacement, torture, and death of millions of Cambodians. Pol Pot was a communist dictator who wanted to destroy the existing civilization in Cambodia and create a new age. To bring in the new age, he ordered a genocide against his own people and ended up killing 25- 33 percent of his country 's population. He declared that the Buddhist religion, money, and personal possessions were all banned. Every citizen- even the elderly and children- were forced into hard labor. If they disobeyed any order made by the government, they risked death. Causes of death ranged from being slowly starved, to death by flogging. Other documented causes of death included being beaten to death by blunt instruments, like hammers and axe handles, being buried alive, and bleeding to death. Even babies were not spared the brutality, as many were torn limb by limb or bashed against trees until death. The methods used by Pol Pot to achieve his vision were shocking in their cruelty and showed a complete lack of empathy towards any individual.
If you were to describe the atrocities that Pol Pot committed to the average person on the street, most would agree that Pol Pot was “evil.” But why did he do all this? We have already established his political motives. But why the