There is no strict definition of a “socialist state.” DK was led by a communist party which set out concrete plans for developing a self-sufficient “socialist economy” and a “socialist culture” and was able to follow through on some of those in its short time. There is nothing that makes it “non-socialist” in comparison to other projects.
I presume, didn’t actually commit a genocide
You can presume that based on the fact that the allegation of genocide clearly violates the meaning of the word.
How about the Vietnamese-backed state of the People’s Republic of Kampuchea? Was it Socialist?
