According to the website of the Supervision Department of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, with the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (CPC) recently put Zhou Chunyu, a former member of the Party Leadership Group and vice governor of Anhui Province, on file for serious violations of discipline. Zhou Chunyu has become the youngest provincial and ministerial level cadre ever to fall behind, which has also caused another heated debate among netizens about "fighting tigers" or "shooting flies", This also led the author to ponder whether to "beat the tiger" or "swat the fly". The author believes that the source of anti-corruption should start from "swatting the fly".
"Beating tigers" and "swatting flies" are figurative metaphors in the anti-corruption field. For a long time, the high-powered "tiger" has always been the focus of anti-corruption public opinion, and its serious harm and adverse impact go without saying. By comparison, the harm of "flies" is more difficult to detect and is often ignored by people. Some people think that Sesame officials can't turn over big waves, which is not worth making a fuss about. In fact, corruption is no trivial matter, "flies" look inconspicuous, and the degree of social harm cannot be ignored. In the long run, the fate of anti-corruption will depend on beating "flies" rather than "tigers". Although grass-roots officials do not attract media attention as senior officials do, their fate may be more important. They are the officials who have the closest contact with the Chinese people. As we all know, improving the Party's image is one of the main purposes of anti-corruption, which can only be achieved by eliminating corruption among low-level officials.
"Flies" directly face the masses and deal with the people every day. Some people say that although those "big tigers" are hateful, they will not directly harm the people below. At least the people at the bottom cannot feel it. Every time they come down for inspection, they are still "amiable" and urge the lower level officials to do something, but the lower level officials are different, It's really unbearable to get along with the people day and night, and make a lot of money if you catch the opportunity. Compared with the grass-roots level, the harm of inaction is greater, and the impact is more severe and direct. "Flies" are far more than "tigers". Especially when corruption has become a conventional unspoken rule, a fashion to show off power, and a subtle "culture", the work of "swatting flies" has a long way to go.
Both "flies" and "tigers" are social evils. In the view of anti-corruption, we should both implement "zero tolerance" and resolutely crack down on them according to law. However, the social impact of "fighting tigers" is great, and the resistance encountered is also great, which requires the courage to be tough and honest; While "swatting flies" is relatively easy, it just needs persistence. "Beating tigers" is symbolic, while "swatting flies" is more realistic. To improve the image of the Party and the government, only by eliminating corruption among low-level officials and strangling corruption in the cradle can we fundamentally solve the problem of corruption. Go back to Sohu to see more
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