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What was actually happening was the complete dismantling of Cambodian society. The Khmer Rouge wanted to turn back the clock—back to Year Zero. Pol Pot believed that cities were corrupt and that true revolutionaries were only the rural peasants. His vision was to transform Cambodia into a pure, agrarian society—one where there was no money, no markets, no schools, and no religion. Only work, endless work.