A few years ago I read a powerful account by a Cambodian woman of the take-over of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Here is a quote from the end of her book. I came across it again today, and it was too incredible not to share!
To Destroy You is No Loss: “Repeatedly, the Khmer Rouge told us that we were insignificant, that to destroy us was no loss. Revenge in the Western sense can be a destructive force in the life of a wronged person, but for Cambodians revenge has a different meaning. By our actions, by what we can accomplish, we intend to show that we do have significance. When we have proven the Khmer Rouge wrong in their assessment of our culture and of us as individuals, our revenge will be complete.” pg 286
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