The Killing Fields of Cambodia are filled to the brim with Party Loyalists. The only right-wingers were literally driven into the sea. And they were the lucky ones.

It's a key lesson that needs to be learned as quickly as possible. "Better Dead than Red" isn't some anti-communist mantra. It's an objective fact. You should choose death before surrender to a Communist because death is always preferable, and you have no idea just how bad it's going to get when you surrender.