They viewed the assumption of power by the communist Khmer Rouge as a positive development for the people of Cambodia who had been severely impacted by the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War.
Mereka memandang kenaikan kekuasaan komunis Khmer Merah sebagai perkembangan positif bagi rakyat Kamboja yang terkena dampak Perang Vietnam dan Perang Saudara Kamboja.