Dictatorships never arise out of peaceful countries, the people had to have been suffering to an extent where not only was the government corrupt but also the people could not get food for their families. Such were the case for Pol Pot of Cambodia and Josef Stalin of Russia. The poor economic conditions of these countries assisted the rulers in consolidating and acquiring power. In Russia, Stalin was attempted to steer away from the capitalist New Economic Policy to bring Russia back on the road to communism so that all including the farmers will be pleased. In Cambodia, Pol Pot aimed to remove corrupt capitalism and create a moneyless world where all would be equal . In keeping the people hungry ( for the most part) and always working
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After returning on from studying abroad and learning about the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Pol Pot was driven to create a classless, corruption free society in Cambodia. The leader before Pol Pot Sihanouk had fought for Cambodian independence from France and received it. The economy was poor at the moment especially since Sihanouk refused to aid the U.S during its war with Vietnam in efforts to stay neutral. To assist in bringing income, Sihanouk allowed communists from China and Northern Vietnam to use Cambodian territory as a base. right wing Cambodians supported his socialist economic policies while left wing opposed it. This caused a rural rebellion in Battambang, 1967 but it was met with aggressive regression against left wing. Pol Pot was one of those silenced left wing men. As time passed the civil conflict among left wing ( agrarian side) and right wing ( city workers) deepened as Vietnam’s existence in Cambodia expanded. As Lon Nol attempted to do a coup in Sihanouk he joined Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, they enlisted in a bloody civil war. Pol Pot emerged victorious and took power, his method to help the crippling economy was communism, only the farmers were allowed to remain, many high tech specialists driven out of the country and some middle class converted to farmers. Everything became state property, no individual only community. They all worked in plantations. Pol Pot wasn’t necessarily evil, the corrupt capitalist economy in his country was suppressing most people so he was a savior to them at
After returning on from studying abroad and learning about the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Pol Pot was driven to create a classless, corruption free society in Cambodia. The leader before Pol Pot Sihanouk had fought for Cambodian independence from France and received it. The economy was poor at the moment especially since Sihanouk refused to aid the U.S during its war with Vietnam in efforts to stay neutral. To assist in bringing income, Sihanouk allowed communists from China and Northern Vietnam to use Cambodian territory as a base. right wing Cambodians supported his socialist economic policies while left wing opposed it. This caused a rural rebellion in Battambang, 1967 but it was met with aggressive regression against left wing. Pol Pot was one of those silenced left wing men. As time passed the civil conflict among left wing ( agrarian side) and right wing ( city workers) deepened as Vietnam’s existence in Cambodia expanded. As Lon Nol attempted to do a coup in Sihanouk he joined Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, they enlisted in a bloody civil war. Pol Pot emerged victorious and took power, his method to help the crippling economy was communism, only the farmers were allowed to remain, many high tech specialists driven out of the country and some middle class converted to farmers. Everything became state property, no individual only community. They all worked in plantations. Pol Pot wasn’t necessarily evil, the corrupt capitalist economy in his country was suppressing most people so he was a savior to them at