18 () posted 3 years ago by pkvi 3 years ago by pkvi +20 / -2 5 comments share 5 comments share save hide report block hide replies
"In order to enforce loyalty to the state, the Khmer Rouge broke peoples’ ties to religion and family. All political and civil rights were abolished. Formal education ceased and from January 1977, all children from the age of eight were separated from their parents and placed in labour camps, which taught them that the state was their ‘true’ parents. "
Does this remind you of anything?