Summary: Socialist ideology is not only related to what flag to hold and what road to take, but also to what kind of mental state to achieve the goal. With the profound changes in China's economy and society and the profound adjustment of the pattern of interests, the social ideology has become increasingly diverse and diverse, and the task of leading social thoughts and gathering ideological consensus is arduous and complex. The more we face complex situations and arduous tasks, the more we need to build a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership. The strong cohesion and leadership of the socialist ideology come from our party's formation of contemporary Chinese Marxism and 21st century Marxism rooted in China's practice, from the scientific nature, truth, people's nature, practicality, openness, and timeliness of Marxism, and from the strong explanatory power and guiding power of the latest achievements of sinicization of Marxism to reality. Focusing on cohesion and leadership to build a socialist ideology, we must strengthen theoretical armed forces, strengthen the "four self-confidence", build philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics, and consolidate and strengthen mainstream ideological public opinion.
Ideological work is an extremely important work of the Party, which concerns the future and destiny of the Party, the long-term stability of the country, and the national cohesion and centripetal force. At the National Conference on Propaganda and Ideological Work, Comrade Xi Jinping pointed out that "building a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership is a strategic task that the whole Party, especially the propaganda and ideological front, must shoulder." Comrade Xi Jinping's important statement on building a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership, The profound answers to major theoretical and practical questions, such as what kind of socialist ideology to build and how to build it, are fundamental to the ideological work.
Building a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership is an urgent requirement of reality
Socialist ideology is not only related to what flag to hold and what road to take, but also to what mental state to achieve the goal. To realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it is necessary to give full play to the ideological guiding function and power cohesion function of socialist ideology. Today, we are closer to, more confident and capable of achieving the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation than at any time in history. However, we should also be soberly aware that the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will never be achieved easily by beating the gong and drum. It requires the whole party and the whole people to be firm, confident, united, and carry out a great struggle with many new historical characteristics. In this case, it is particularly necessary to build a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership, firmly establish the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field, firmly adhere to the "four self-confidence", and inspire the spirit of the Chinese people to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
China is in the primary stage of socialism and will remain so for a long time to come. We need to adhere to and constantly improve the basic economic system in which public ownership is the mainstay and diversified ownership economies develop together. The diversity of social life, especially the diversification of economic composition, will inevitably lead to the diversification of ideas. The dominant position of public ownership, the state system of the people's democratic dictatorship, and the long-term ruling position of the Communist Party of China determine that the socialist ideology, as the reflection of economic and political relations in ideology, can only be guided by Marxism. With the profound changes in China's economy and society and the profound adjustment of the pattern of interests, the social ideology has become increasingly diverse and diverse, and the task of leading social thoughts and gathering ideological consensus is arduous and complex.
The more we face complex situations and arduous tasks, the more we need a clear sense of problems and strong political determination. At present, there are still many arguments and tendencies worthy of attention and response in the field of ideology. For example, some believe that Marxism is outdated and difficult to guide the current economic and social development; Some people think that Marxism is just an ideological preaching, without academic rationality and scientificity. The essence and goal of these arguments is to deny the guiding position of Marxism. At the same time, we should also recognize that our own understanding, application and construction of Marxism need to be improved and strengthened. For example, there are some problems in both theoretical and practical levels, such as the lack of deep understanding of Marxism, the lack of one kind or another in the use of Marxist basic positions, views and methods, and the lack of one kind or another in the construction of a disciplinary system, academic system, and discourse system guided by Marxism, leading to the marginalization, generalization, and labeling of Marxism in some fields, In some disciplines, "aphasia", "missing" in textbooks, "aphasia" in forums.
The construction of socialist ideology is the work of setting the heart and soul of the country and the nation. It is of great significance for upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics and achieving the "two centenary goals". If something goes wrong in the field of ideology, it is a major issue concerning the development direction of the Party and the country. Comrade Xi Jinping put forward the idea of building a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership, which meets the new requirements of the development of the Party and national cause for ideological work in the new era, and is the fundamental compliance to resolve the risks and challenges in the ideological field. The whole party, especially the propaganda and ideological front, must take building a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership as an important strategic task.
Where does the cohesion and leadership of socialist ideology come from
The ideology we want to build is a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership. Cohesion and leadership are the basic requirements for the socialist ideology we want to build today. Marxism is the ideological symbol of socialist ideology. The strong cohesion and leading force of socialist ideology mainly come from the scientific truth of Marxism, especially Chinese Marxism. A deep understanding of this will help us better build a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership.
The cohesion and leading force of socialist ideology come from Marxism and its sinicization, modernization and popularization. In the process of sinicization, modernization and popularization, Marxism has formed an ideological system and discourse system rooted in Chinese practice. As Comrade Mao Zedong said in a conversation with British journalist Stein in 1944, "We are opposed to blindly accepting any thought and blindly resisting any thought. We Chinese must think with our own minds and decide what can grow in our own soil." The theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is a scientific theoretical system that combines Marxism with Chinese practice. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has systematically answered the question of what kind of socialism with Chinese characteristics to adhere to and develop in the new era and how to adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era from the combination of theory and practice, and has formed Xi Jinping's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for the new era. Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era contains a large number of original and epochal concepts and theories, such as building a strong socialist modernization country in an all-round way, major social contradictions in the new era, the overall layout of "Five in One", the strategic layout of "Four Comprehensions", promoting the modernization of national governance system and governance capability, building a socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics Promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, etc. This theoretical construction has made original contributions to the development of Marxism, forming Marxism in contemporary China and Marxism in the 21st century. This is an important source of the cohesion and leadership of socialist ideology.
The cohesive force and leading force of socialist ideology come from the theoretical characteristics and theoretical character of Marxism. As an ideological weapon to understand and transform the world, as the essence of the spirit of the times, Marxism occupies the commanding heights of truth and morality. Marxism is a multi-dimensional theory of science, truth, people, practice, openness, and modernity. Its value purport and theoretical characteristics determine the strength of thought. Comrade Xi Jinping pointed out that "practice has proved that the fate of Marxism has long been closely linked with the fate of the Communist Party of China, the fate of the Chinese people, and the fate of the Chinese nation. Its scientificity and truth have been fully tested in China, its people and practicality have been fully implemented in China, and its openness and timeliness have been fully demonstrated in China!" For example, as the latest achievement of the localization of Marxism in China, the people's character is the distinctive character of Xi Jinping's thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era. Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era always takes the people's position as the fundamental position, which is a theory for the people. The socialist ideology adheres to the value orientation of taking the people as the center, speaks for the people, and advocates for the people. It takes the realization and maintenance of the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people as the fundamental starting point and foothold, so as to pool the great power of unity.
The cohesive force and leading force of socialist ideology come from theory, which originates from practice, guides practice and accepts the test of practice. To apply Marxism, the most important thing is to master the basic principles of Marxism and the positions, views and methods that run through it, and use them to guide practical work. The application of Marxist theory adheres to the problem orientation, and is targeted to the study of major theoretical and practical issues facing governance, and to the correct ideas and effective solutions to problems. Facts are the basis of truth, and practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our party has used Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the latest achievement in the localization of Marxism in China, to solve many problems that have long been wanted to solve but have not been solved, and to accomplish many important things that were wanted to do but have not been done in the past, so as to promote the cause of the party and the country to achieve historic achievements and historic changes. The socialist ideology forms a strong cohesive force and leading force in highlighting the explanatory power and guiding power of reality and the effectiveness of practical application.
Focus on cohesion and leadership to build socialist ideology
Building a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership is a systematic project, which is closely related to ideological construction, the development of philosophy and social sciences, and the work of news and public opinion. Under the new situation, we should work hard on cohesion and leadership, and firmly promote the construction of socialist ideology.
Strengthen theoretical arms and consolidate the ideological foundation of socialist ideology construction. Marxism is the flag and soul of socialist ideology. To enhance the cohesion and leadership of socialist ideology, the first thing is to do a good job in strengthening the publicity and education of Marxism. The fundamental work is to adhere to the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to arm the whole party, guide practice and promote work. From the logic of theory and practice, new topics are proposed in the new era, new topics breed new theories, and new theories lead new practices. New era and new practice need new ideology and theory to guide. From the logic of theoretical arming, every time theoretical innovation is further advanced, theoretical arming will be further advanced. Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era is the latest achievement in the localization of Marxism in China. To build a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership, efforts must be made to learn, understand, and practice the socialist ideology with Chinese characteristics in the new era.
Firmly adhere to the "four self-confidence" and grasp the key to socialist ideology construction. Belief because of understanding. To strengthen the "four self-confidence" must be based on a profound understanding of socialism with Chinese characteristics and a profound grasp of the laws of history. The Chinese road has broken the superstition of some people in the society about the western development path, and proved that the development path and model are diverse in theory and practice. It is feasible to independently choose a development path that conforms to the national conditions, and it is better than blindly following the western path. The firm "four self-confidence" means that we should promote socialist modernization under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, build a modern socialist power, and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The history and reality of socialism with Chinese characteristics have shown that we should firmly adhere to the "four self-confidence".
Build philosophy and social science with Chinese characteristics to provide theoretical support for the construction of socialist ideology. Adhering to the guidance of Marxism is the fundamental symbol of contemporary Chinese philosophy and social sciences. Philosophy and social science with Chinese characteristics should build a discipline system, academic system and discourse system with its own characteristics according to the idea of basing itself on China, learning from foreign countries, mining history, grasping the present, caring for mankind and facing the future. China's philosophy and social sciences should link Marxism, socialism and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and do a good job of theoretical expression of "stand up, get rich, and become strong". It is necessary to be good at summarizing the world outlook and methodology contained in the "China road", "China experience", and "China plan" from the theoretical and practical levels, It is also necessary to explore the regularity and uniqueness of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, so as to provide theoretical support for consolidating the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field.
Consolidate and strengthen the mainstream ideological public opinion, and create a good public opinion environment for the construction of socialist ideology. Public opinion has always been an important force influencing social development, and news and public opinion work is at the forefront of ideological struggle. To strengthen the cohesion and leadership of socialist ideology, we must play the role of public opinion guidance and guide people with correct public opinion. To grasp the correct guidance of public opinion is to make all work conducive to upholding the leadership of the Communist Party of China and our socialist system, promoting reform and development, enhancing the unity of the people of all ethnic groups in the country, and maintaining social harmony and stability. To consolidate and strengthen the mainstream ideological public opinion, we need to follow the law of news communication, grasp the timeliness and efficiency, and improve the dissemination, guidance, influence and credibility of news public opinion. We should strengthen the innovation of communication means and discourse methods, let the Party's innovative theory "fly into the homes of ordinary people", integrate into daily life, and expand the theoretical world and practical space for strengthening the cohesion and leadership of socialist ideology. For this reason, on the one hand, we should emphasize "infiltration", and organically integrate socialist ideology into various carriers and forms, rather than simply labeling; On the other hand, we should emphasize "practicality" and express socialist ideology in a language and form that is closer to reality, life and the masses.
(Author: Zhao Yong)
