2 Treat Marxism with a scientific attitude of Marxism
Treat Marxism with a scientific attitude of sincere belief and complete persistence.
Exploring and answering "what is Marxism and how to treat Marxism" is a more prerequisite, basic and fundamental question, which embodies the theoretical basis of our party's guiding ideology. Answering this question scientifically plays a decisive role in answering other important questions accurately. Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system, including Deng Xiaoping Theory, Theory of Three Represents and Scientific Outlook on Development, is the latest theoretical achievement of our party in promoting Marxism in China in the new historical period of reform and opening up, and it also answers the issue of "how to treat Marxism".
The birth of Marxism is a magnificent sunrise in the history of human thought. It is a scientific system composed of a series of basic viewpoints, basic categories and basic theories, such as historical materialism and dialectical materialism, surplus value theory and scientific socialism theory, and it is the "Bible" of the proletariat and the cause of human liberation.
It is a historical necessity for China people and China to choose and stick to Marxism. In the long years of struggle, the people of China tried to choose pluralism, but they all failed. Only Marxism can save the nation from peril, realize national independence and liberation and revitalize and prosper the country. When the Soviet Union disintegrated, Eastern Europe changed dramatically and the international communist movement suffered setbacks, Comrade Deng Xiaoping asserted that some people were pessimistic and wavered. Under the influence of the international environment, when the ideological trend of denying Marxism and Mao Zedong Thought appeared in China, Comrade Deng Xiaoping clearly pointed out that the banner of "ancestor" and Mao Zedong Thought should not be lost, and stressed the need to understand Marxism–Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought completely and accurately. In fact, it is not the mistake of the basic theory of Marxism that the international communist movement has suffered setbacks and the domestic social and economic development has made mistakes. It is the drawback of the rigid socialist model of the former Soviet Union and the result of abandoning and abandoning the weapon of Marxist scientific thought. Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system is the product of combining the basic principles of Marxism with the reality of China's reform and opening up on the basis of summing up experiences and lessons at home and abroad. The history of China since the Opium War 160 years, especially the practice of reform and opening up for 30 years, proves that only Marxism can lead the development and progress of China, and only Socialism with Chinese characteristics theory system can guide China to realize national rejuvenation.
It should be noted that Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system did not deviate from Confucian classics. The four basic principles it adheres to, namely, Marxist guidance, socialist road, people's democratic dictatorship and * * * leadership, are the core content and concentrated embodiment of Marxism. To sincerely believe in Marxism and always adhere to it, we must comprehensively and accurately understand, grasp and adhere to the ideological system, basic principles and political stance of Marxism.
Treat Marxism with a scientific attitude of emancipating the mind and dialectical sublation
Emancipating the mind is the essence and soul of Marxism. Marx once pointed out: "Dialectics does not worship anything, but it is critical and revolutionary in nature." This critical and revolutionary inherent requirement and essential feature is emancipating the mind, that is, dialectical sublation.
Throughout the whole development history of Marxism, it was realized through emancipating the mind and dialectical sublation, including Marx and Engels' own theories. By persisting in emancipating the mind and dialectical sublation, Lenin put forward the idea of unbalanced economic and political development of capitalism, boldly broke through Marx's conclusion that socialism could not win in a country, led the October Revolution to success, and Mao Zedong led our party to break through the shackles of dogmatism and successfully opened up a new democratic revolutionary road of encircling cities from rural areas and seizing political power by armed forces. Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system has inherited the essence of Marxism's "emancipating the mind and dialectically sublating" and experienced the process of seeking truth under the new world, national conditions and party conditions. With great political courage and theoretical courage of Marxists, Comrade Deng Xiaoping firmly and decisively supported the great discussion on the standard of truth, the first model of ideological emancipation in the new period, and emphasized that it was a major issue concerning the future and destiny of the Party and the country. It is precisely because of emancipating the mind that we completely broke through the spiritual shackles of "two whatevers" and re-established the ideological line of seeking truth from facts, which not only prepared for reform and opening up, but also opened the way for our party to carry out theoretical innovation. Practice has proved that every step of the development and perfection of the theoretical system is accompanied by a new round of ideological emancipation and dialectical sublation. Facing the new changes in the international situation and the new development in the domestic situation, the third generation of central collective leadership with Comrade Jiang Zemin as the core scientifically judged and accurately grasped its historical position, combined with new practical experience to promote theoretical innovation, and put forward Theory of Three Represents, which not only enriched and developed the Marxist theory of party building, but also enriched and developed Socialism with Chinese characteristics theory. The CPC Central Committee with Comrade Hu Jintao as the general secretary continues to emancipate the mind at a new historical starting point, observe the world with a broad vision, base on the opportunities and challenges faced in the new century and new stage, and put forward a series of important strategic thoughts such as Scientific Outlook on Development on the basis of summing up the experience of modernization at home and abroad and critically reflecting on the past development. This is the new achievement of our party's creative application of Marxism, and it is a new enrichment and development of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory.
Treat Marxism with a scientific attitude of keeping pace with the times and pioneering.
Hegel once said a famous saying when talking about the acquisition and application of truth: "Truth is not a coin made at one time." The formation and development of contemporary China Marxism, that is, Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system, is a process of constantly expanding new horizons and making new generalizations, as well as a process of gradual improvement and continuous innovation and development, which is to keep pace with the times.
Keeping pace with the times and open development are the inherent requirements of upholding and developing Marxism, and are the foundation of Marxism's vigorous vitality. Classical Marxist writers have always believed that their theory is a reflection of the objective situation in a certain historical period, and "it is correct only under certain conditions and within a certain range". The practical application of its general principles should be "transferred at any time and place with the historical conditions at that time". Because new situations and problems will appear constantly in the development of the times, we can only use the practice of the times to develop "Ben", but we can't use "Ben" to frame the practice of development. Marxism can maintain its youthful vitality forever, not because it has discovered the ultimate truth, but because it consciously faces the challenge of practice, listens to the voice of practice and regards itself as the internal connection of practice, thus developing with the development of practice.
Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system originated from the great practice of reform and opening up. This kind of practice, "Marx didn't talk about it, our predecessors didn't do it, and other socialist countries didn't do it", so a new theory is urgently needed to answer it, that is, "say something new" and "say something that our predecessors didn't say". This new theory is three components of Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory and Socialism with Chinese characteristics Theory, both of which insist on proceeding from reality. Pay attention to summing up the new experiences and new ideas gained by our party in different periods and stages of reform and opening up, form systematic theoretical ideas, explore and answer new situations, new contradictions and new problems encountered in different periods and stages, and make unique contributions to the development of theoretical innovation. They are interrelated and mutually reinforcing. It embodies the scientific system, phased achievements and development requirements of our party's theoretical innovation achievements since the new period, the practical, national and epochal characteristics of contemporary China Marxism, and the inevitable law of Marxist theory's innovation, development, transcendence and breakthrough for predecessors, especially the generalization and integration of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system. It is the crystallization of China people's constant ideological awakening and self-transcendence. This "theoretical system" combines the essence of socialism, national conditions, reform and opening up, scientific development, market economy construction, democratic politics construction, cultural construction, harmonious society construction, ruling party construction and other major theories, involving reform, development and stability, political economy and culture, internal affairs, foreign affairs and national defense, and governing the party, the country and the army. It shows that our Party's understanding of the laws governing, socialist construction and the development of human society has reached a new theoretical height, and Marxism is advancing with the times in contemporary China.
Treat Marxism with a scientific attitude of seeking truth and being pragmatic and innovative.
Seeking truth and being pragmatic is the theoretical cornerstone of Marxism, the living soul of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system, and the fundamental ideological style and method formed by our party in the long-term revolution, construction and reform practice. We must treat Marxism with a scientific attitude of seeking truth and being pragmatic and innovative, and really play the guiding role of theory.
Seeking truth from facts, creating and applying Marxism are clearly reflected in the scientific world outlook and methodology. World outlook is to solve the problem of "how to look" and methodology is to solve the problem of "how to do it". Only by "seeing" accurately can we "run" science, which requires understanding and following objective laws. Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system contains profound philosophical thoughts of dialectical materialism and historical materialism. It is emphasized that the overall development is determined by the systematic integrity of the development of things, the coordinated development is determined by the universal connection of the development of things, the sustainable development is determined by the historical process characteristics of the development of things, and the people-oriented development must be adhered to by the characteristics of the practical subject and the value subject of the development of things. Therefore, the pursuit of truth is to seek the truth of objective laws and explore the truth. The pragmatism advocated is to proceed from reality, seek truth from facts, do practical things and seek practical results. To persist in seeking truth and being pragmatic, we must combine revealing the law with following the law, knowing the truth with practicing the truth. The theoretical character of seeking truth and being pragmatic embodies the high unity of Marxist materialism, dialectics, epistemology and historical view, and the high consistency of knowing and doing.
Seeking truth from facts, creating and applying Marxism are clearly manifested in adhering to the characteristics of practice and paying attention to solving problems. Classical Marxist writers call their theory "practical materialism". The vitality and real significance of the theory lies in being able to answer and solve the major problems raised by the times and practice in time. Therefore, we always insist on focusing on what we are doing, on the practical application of Marxism, and on theoretical thinking on practical problems. Paying attention to testing and developing theory in new practice and answering the contradictions and problems encountered in the process of China's economic and social development have become the normal activities of China people to promote the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. It should be noted that Socialism with Chinese characteristics's great practice and theoretical generalization is a continuous development and in-depth historical process, and his scientific attitude of seeking truth and being pragmatic and creative will change with the changes. Even things that have appeared since the reform and opening up, even things that have been affirmed in the past, may need new exploration and development because of changes in practice, so as to test and develop truth in practice, which is seeking truth and being pragmatic.
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