That's something I've never been clear about. Did the Khmer Rouge really want no more technological development, ie. the society just remains in a state of rudimentary agrarianism forever?
Or did they want technological developemt to start all over again, from Year Zero, free of outside influence(sorta like a fucked-up, real-world Alternate History game)?
Their official emblem did not exactly eschew the symbols of technological modernity. Well, modern by the standards of the mid-70s.
I think he only wanted the most rudimentary of infrastructure and industry. The main point was to go back to that place in time, which was the cause for all the diabollic bs.