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American leftists were Pol Pot's cheerleaders
Boston Globe ^ | April 30, 1998 | Jeff Jacoby

Posted on 04/10/2008 8:01:03 AM PDT by Interesting Times

The death of Pol Pot, 23 years to the day after he and the Khmer Rouge seized control of Cambodia, occasioned long backward glances at one of the 20th century's most horrific genocides. It was noted everywhere that the communist reign of terror in Cambodia lasted nearly four years and that at least 1 million human beings -- by some estimates as many as 2 1/2 million -- were murdered in an orgy of executions, torture, and starvation.

"In the name of a radical utopia," The New York Times recalled in its long obituary, "the Khmer Rouge regime had turned most of the people into slaves.... Dictatorial village leaders and soldiers told the people whom to marry and how to live, and those who disobeyed were killed. [Those] who did not bend to the political mania were buried alive, or tossed into the air and speared on bayonets. Some were fed to crocodiles." Nearby was a photograph of human skulls -- emblem of the dreadful "killing fields" in which the communists butchered a quarter of Cambodia's people.

But nowhere in the Times story was there a reminder that the Khmer Rouge was able to seize power only after the US Congress in 1975 cut off all aid to the embattled pro-American government of Lon Nol -- and that it did so despite frantic warnings of the bloodbath that would ensue. President Ford warned of "horror and tragedy" if Cambodia was abandoned to the Khmer Rouge and pleaded with Congress to supply Lon Nol's army with the tools it needed to defend itself.

To no avail. US troops had come home two years earlier, but American antiwar activists were still intent on effecting the "liberation" of Southeast Asia. Radicals like Jane Fonda, David Dellinger, and Tom Hayden stormed the country...

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: 1975; cambodia; cambodiangenocide; communism; congress; daviddellinger; deathmarch; dellinger; democrats; fonda; ford; geraldford; hayden; janefonda; journalists; khmerrouge; leftistenablers; leftists; lewis; lonnol; media; peaceniks; phnompenh; polpot; southeastasia; tomhayden
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To: Noumenon
Such people are unfit to live in a free society.

Fixed that for you.

L

61 posted on 04/10/2008 2:58:07 PM PDT by Lurker (Pimping my blog: http://lurkerslair-lurker.blogspot.com/)
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To: Interesting Times

Thanks for the ping. This is one more lesson plan on the subject of communist (and terrorist) sympathizers that has gotten swept under the nation’s rug. I’m glad to see it mentioned here by the Boston Globe no less. Amazing...


62 posted on 04/10/2008 3:11:50 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (McCain is rock solid on SCOTUS judicial appointments. He voted for Ginsberg, Kennedy and Souter.)
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To: Lurker

You know, that’s what I really had in mind, but I figured that everyone would reach the appropriate conclusion. As you did. But that’s the medssage I’ve had lately for any lib who tries to browbeat me with their nonsense. Tends to shut them up, it does. They’ve had a free field for so long that it positively takes them aback when somone stands up to them.

Let them hate so long as they fear.


63 posted on 04/10/2008 3:43:51 PM PDT by Noumenon (The only thing that prevents liberals from loading us all into cattle cars is the power to do it)
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read


64 posted on 04/10/2008 4:01:01 PM PDT by nuconvert (There are bad people in the pistachio business.)
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To: Noumenon
I may be out of a job soon because of some loudmouthed lib broad in my office. She's been there for 15 years, I've been there for 7 months.

She insists on holding forth on the evils of US policy, the benefits of gun control, unbridled access to abortion for anyone with a vagina regardless of age, etc etc et al ad nauseum.

I've shut her down a few times. Recently I reminded her of what happened when we pulled out of SE Asia some 30 odd years ago and the unbridled slaughter that went on after we left.

I asked her if 3 million murdered innocents weren't quite enough for her and if she'd really like to see that repeated in Iraq.

"That wouldn't happen." was her reply. I said people like her said exactly the same thing about Cambodia in the 1970's and they were wrong.

"Iraq is different." she said. I asked her if she was willing to gamble another 3 or 4 million innocent lives on her beliefs.

That shut her up. Unfortunately she was in the bosses office telling him I was 'rude and harrassing'. So I got a talking to.

The boss did tell her to keep her opinions to herself if she couldn't handle a little bit of back and forth.

So now she doesn't talk much at all, but I can tell she's about ready to blow. Should be fun when the cork finally pops....

Nice seeing you again my friend.

L

65 posted on 04/10/2008 4:11:21 PM PDT by Lurker (Pimping my blog: http://lurkerslair-lurker.blogspot.com/)
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To: potlatch

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LOL!

The Bridges Of Madlib County!


66 posted on 04/10/2008 6:22:56 PM PDT by devolve (------- --------The Wright Stuff? -----Obama is TYPICAL!)
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To: devolve

[The Bridges Of Madlib County!]
Yeah, the Bridges of MadLibSons County. I made a 2 framer out of that too.


67 posted on 04/10/2008 6:27:08 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: potlatch

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On November 5th

It will be

The Bridge Over The River Cry


68 posted on 04/10/2008 6:53:36 PM PDT by devolve (------- --------The Wright Stuff? -----Obama is TYPICAL!)
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To: devolve

They don’t look too strong, when they all collapse you can tell them to “Kwai Me A River”!!


69 posted on 04/10/2008 6:57:17 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: Lurker

Good job, thanks for stepping up!

Too many of us, for far too long, have failed to push back.


70 posted on 04/10/2008 7:00:28 PM PDT by roses of sharon (Who will be McCain's maverick?)
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To: potlatch

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LOL!

“Kwai Me A River” is better!


71 posted on 04/10/2008 7:11:58 PM PDT by devolve (------- --------The Wright Stuff? -----Obama is TYPICAL!)
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To: Lurker

Nice to hear from you. Well, that situation could go either way. If she’s bee na pain in the rear or just plain incompetent (I vote for both) then her boss may well welcome an opportunity to move her elsewhere. OTOH, affirmative action hires - women, blacks, or any otehr grievance group - can hide behind a shield of victimhood and make everyone miserable.

But you’re right - there’s nothing quite as entertaining as watching a big fat lib go spiral-eyed crazy when they’re confronted with reality.

Take care and watch your six.


72 posted on 04/10/2008 7:58:33 PM PDT by Noumenon (The only thing that prevents liberals from loading us all into cattle cars is the power to do it)
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To: Interesting Times

Thanks for the ping!


73 posted on 04/10/2008 8:47:10 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: mickey finn

That’s the reaction I usually get too - or they just deny it ever happened.


74 posted on 04/11/2008 2:30:19 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: potlatch

I’m enjoying your many excellent gifs and animations on this thread. Good job!


75 posted on 04/11/2008 10:32:34 PM PDT by ntnychik
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To: ntnychik

Thank you nit!


76 posted on 04/12/2008 10:24:53 AM PDT by potlatch
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