Talk:Pol Pot

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[edit] Dave Barry on Pol Pot

The American humorist Dave Barry does an annual "Year in Review". He always mentions notable deaths during the year, usually with some classy or humorous commentary on them, such as "Fred Astaire danced his last waltz."

The year Pol Pot passed away, he simply wrote "Pol Pot died and went to Hell." MDB (talk) 13:10, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

[edit] So far

This is the only accurate article I have seen on this website. Talsley (talk) 12:13, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

We're so glad you approve. What would we do without you? TyTy 12:20, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

[edit] "Pol Pot was an atheist so his policies result from atheism!" cry the fundies

...So, shouldn't this kind of be addressed? Polite Timesplitter talk to me sugar, but best keep it on thedown-low 17:04, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

Who are you quoting? WëäŝëïöïďWeaselly.jpgMethinks it is a Weasel 17:09, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
Nobody specific, it just seems like a non-point fundies throw around like "Hitler was an atheist", the difference being that Pol Pot actually was an atheist. I've heard it on a few occasions so, naturally, I went to the PP article mainly with the intent of seeing how it pointed out how pointless the argument was. — Unsigned, by: Polite Timesplitter / talk / contribs
I'm not sure that you are starting from the right point. Pol Pot wasn't a Christian and he was a communist - but was he an atheist? There is a good chance that we was an atheist, but you really need to nail that one before you move on to your next point.--Weirdstuff (talk) 20:31, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
There's not much info out there, but he appears to have been raised a Catholic and/or a Buddhist, and went to a Catholic school in Cambodia. Whether he abandoned these, or used them as a basis for his actions, I don't know. Perhaps nobody does. SophieWilder 22:43, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
Pol Pot was an asshole so his policies result from being an asshole. Put that in the article. Tru fax--"Shut up, Brx." 23:37, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
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