People are the root in the Report to the 14th Congress: The most sustainable fulcrum, the most important soft infrastructure
In the Report to the 14th National Congress of the Party, the General Secretary emphasized that "People are the root" is not only an throughout-the-line idea, but also plays directly in the group of major lessons that have methodical significance for the entire process of leadership and governance.
The inclusion of "People are the root" in the lesson - not just in the orientation or conclusion - shows that this is not a value slogan, but a principle for directing action.
That lesson was presented with very specific content: thoroughly grasping and practicing the viewpoint of "People are the root"; promoting the role of the subject, the central position of the People; consolidating and promoting the strength of the People and the great national unity bloc; truly trusting, respecting and promoting the people's mastery; fully practicing "people know, people discuss, people do, people inspect, people supervise, people benefit". In particular, the report emphasizes the need to take the satisfaction, trust of people, businesses and work efficiency as criteria for evaluating cadres.
The way this issue is raised shows that "People are the root" has been raised to a lesson in leadership methods, how to organize power, how to operate the apparatus and how to self-assess the Party's leadership capacity in the new era.
From historical ethics to modern leadership methods
In the history of the Vietnamese revolution, "The people are the root" is first of all a moral truth, a fundamental principle that helps the Party gather, organize and promote the strength of the People in the struggle for independence and national construction. However, in the new context, the essential thing is not only to affirm the right idea, but to convert that idea into an effective leadership method.
The report of the General Secretary shows a very clear shift: "People are the root" no longer stops at the spirit of "for the people", but is concretized into the way of organizing the relationship between the Party, State and People. The practice series "people know, people discuss, people do, people inspect, people supervise, people benefit" reflects a modern management mindset, in which people participate substantially in the entire life cycle of public policy, from formation to implementation and evaluation.
Here, "People are the root" is upgraded from a moral value to an operating design of the political system, directly associated with practical efficiency and the quality of national governance.
"The people are the root" as the foundation for controlling power and building the Party
A content with very profound ideological significance in the Report is the motto: relying on the People to build the Party and the political system. This theme contains a very profound awareness: Power cannot be completely controlled from within, but needs to be placed in a constant relationship with the People.
Here, "People are the root" becomes the ideological foundation for controlling power from society. The supervision of the People not only helps detect errors, but also creates motivation for the Party to self-correct, self-innovate and maintain a close relationship with the people. This is an important development in the thinking of building a ruling Party: from emphasizing internal discipline to closely combining internal discipline and social supervision.
Taking the satisfaction of the people as the standard for assessing power
A new point with outstanding theoretical and practical value is the requirement to gain the satisfaction, trust of people, businesses and work efficiency as a criterion for evaluating cadres. This is a very clear upgrade of the idea of "People are the root".
When the criteria for evaluating cadres are associated with the satisfaction of the people, power is redefined in the direction of power of service. Position, authority or process are no longer the main measures; instead, the results created for society and the people become the decisive standard. This marks the shift from the thinking of "correct process" to the thinking of "correct with life", needing for life, from focusing on policy issuance to focusing on the real impact of policies.
At the ideological level, this is an important step in establishing a new legitimate standard of political power in the current development conditions.
"People are the root" in strategic vision: The foundation of the people's heart game and sustainable development
On the basis of innovative lessons and leadership methods, the Report continues to affirm in its strategic vision: The people are the center, the subject, the goal, the driving force and the resource of development. This idea completes the upgraded picture "People are the root" from leadership methods to development philosophy.
At the same time, the Report puts "People are the root" in direct contact with the situation of people's hearts. If the people are strong, then have strong national defense and security; if the people are strong, then reform will come to an end; if the people are strong, then the difficulties and challenges can be overcome. In the context of a rapidly changing world and fierce strategic competition, the "people's heart posture" is the most important soft infrastructure of the country, a fulcrum to successfully implement all major strategies.
ideological foundation for the new era
Overall, it can be seen that the General Secretary's Report has taken a comprehensive step to upgrade the idea of "People are the root": From the moral truth of history, to modern leadership and direction methods; from general political principles, to a power control mechanism; from development goals, to standards for evaluating leadership efficiency.
When "People are the root" becomes an action ideology, dominating the way the Party views development, organizes leadership, direction and self-assessment, that is also the time for the Party to enter a new era with greater strategic confidence, but at the same time with higher responsibility towards the People than ever. Simply put, as the General Secretary himself said: "Every cadre and party member must know how to be ashamed when the people are still in difficulty and poor". That is what creates the most sustainable foundation for the country's long-term, sustainable development path.
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