ian society would flourish. "The toxic Soviet/European Marxist genie had been let out of the bottle to poison what had been a peaceful and prosperous faraway land." The ideas of Communism and Marxism had swept through Cambodia's youthful educated middle class like a wildfire. Sar knew this, and when he returned to Cambodia he secretly began work to exploit the growing unrest. At first he became a teacher, and adopted the pseudonym that would go down in history as one of the most notorious name in history - Pol Pot. Soon he became the leader of the Khmer Rouge – a group of guerillas who mixed Marxism with ancient Cambodian mysticism.
             Like all other Communist nations, the Khmer Rouge believed that the fruits of a united work force would be enough for everyone to adequately share. Thinking that time was of the essence, Pol Pot had to create a Socialist nation as quickly as possible. "'We will be the first nation to create a completely communist society without wasting time on intermediate steps'" (Seekins, 1) Pol Pot had once boasted. The future would prove him wrong. In 1976, Pol Pot devised the Four Year Plan, which sought to achieve socialism by collectivizing agriculture and industry. The Four Year Planned set out a massive irrigation system that was to be built in order to harvest rice all year long. Pol Pot sought to obtain economic independence for Cambodia, and because money was banned, everything that Cambodia produced would be for the people. Yet "the unreality and sloppiness of most of its proposals reveal a blind faith in the possibilities of success" (Chandler, 115). Other than agriculture, the Four Year Plan outlined nothing for Cambodia's future.
             The remainder of the plan seems hastily flung together. Under "Trade," for instance, "imports" consist of "screws and nuts, spare parts, agricultural and industrial machinery, nec...