Use the sharp weapon of criticism and self-criticism

　　Criticism and self-criticism are the unique advantages of Marxist political parties and the fine tradition and style of the Communist Party of China (CPC). "Several Guidelines on the Political Life within the Party under the New Situation" points out: "Criticism and self-criticism are sharp weapons for our Party to strengthen the body and treat diseases and keep the body healthy, and they are also important means to strengthen and standardize the political life within the Party." To implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, we must accurately grasp the spiritual essence of criticism and self-criticism, and make good use of this sharp weapon.

　　1. Criticism and self-criticism are the inevitable ways to maintain the advanced nature and purity of the Party.

　　Advanced nature and purity are the essential attributes of Marxist political parties. To persist in Do not forget your initiative mind and move forward, we must maintain the advanced nature and purity of the Party, and we need to seriously carry out criticism and self-criticism.

　　A prominent symbol of Marxist political parties. Criticism and self-criticism mean that the Party organization and party member personally pointed out and deeply analyzed the shortcomings and mistakes of the Party organization and party member personally, and carried out active and healthy ideological struggle on the issue of principle. Criticism and self-criticism are indispensable weapons for Marxist political parties, and they are also important symbols that distinguish Marxist political parties from other general political parties. Engels said: "Criticism is the key to the life of the workers’ movement." He advocated active ideological struggle, solving inner-party contradictions and carrying out inner-party struggle by means of criticism and self-criticism. Marxist political parties represent the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people and have no selfish interests of their own. Therefore, Marxist political parties are never afraid of criticism and self-criticism, and they can also rely on their own strength to solve their own problems, so as to uphold the truth and correct mistakes. Therefore, Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out that whether there is serious criticism and self-criticism is "one of the remarkable signs that distinguish us from other political parties". The style of criticism and self-criticism is the fundamental style of correctly handling and resolving contradictions within the party by using the weapons of criticism and self-criticism, the basic method of overcoming shortcomings and correcting mistakes, the powerful weapon of maintaining and developing the advanced nature and purity of Marxist political parties and constantly enhancing the party’s combat effectiveness, and the unique style of communist party people.

　　The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s style is true. The style of criticism and self-criticism was formed and developed by the Communist Party of China (CPC) people, led by Comrade Mao Zedong, who summarized the practical experience of China’s revolutionary construction on the basis of Marxist party theory. At the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1945, Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out that the Communist Party of China (CPC), armed with Marxism–Leninism’s theory and thought, had a new work style among the people of China, which was mainly the style of combining theory with practice, the style of being closely linked with the people and the style of self-criticism. Looking back on the 95-year history of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s struggle and development, our party has maintained the purity and advancement of the party’s ranks by relying on the powerful weapon of criticism and self-criticism, and maintained the ideological and political unity of party member, so that our party can always be full of vitality and vitality, and our party’s ranks will always be full of cohesion and combat effectiveness. Relying on the style of criticism and self-criticism, we have greatly improved the consciousness of the whole party to combine Marxism with China’s practical problems, established the party’s ideological line of seeking truth from facts, realized two historic leaps of Marxism in China, and laid our road confidence, theoretical confidence, institutional confidence and cultural confidence in Socialism with Chinese characteristics.

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it has been an important starting point for comprehensively administering the Party strictly. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has firmly promoted the strict administration of the Party in an all-round way, concentrated put in order’s party style, purified the political ecology within the Party, and put forward a series of new requirements for carrying forward the fine style of criticism and self-criticism. Emphasizing criticism and self-criticism is a sharp weapon for our party to strengthen the body and keep the body healthy, and a powerful weapon to solve contradictions within the party. It takes courage and party spirit to carry out criticism and self-criticism, and we can’t throw away our weapons for self-defense and treatment. Emphasis is placed on carrying out active and healthy ideological struggle through criticism and self-criticism, helping the broad masses of party member cadres to distinguish right from wrong, distinguish true from false, uphold the truth and correct mistakes; It is emphasized that the weapon of criticism and self-criticism should be used boldly, often and well enough, so as to make it a habit, a consciousness and a responsibility, and make it more flexible and effective as it is used. These important expositions of the Supreme Leader and the Party Central Committee’s practice and taking the lead in setting an example have pointed out the correct direction and provided important follow-up for us to vigorously carry forward the fine style of criticism and self-criticism under the new historical conditions, and the political life within the party has shown a new atmosphere.

　　Second, criticism and self-criticism are realistic requirements for strengthening and standardizing political life within the Party.

　　It is our party’s fine tradition and political advantage to carry out serious inner-party political life. Under the new situation, the key to strengthening and standardizing the inner-party political life and creating a clean and upright political ecology lies in continuously and actively carrying out inner-party criticism and self-criticism, so that criticism and self-criticism become the normal state of inner-party political life.

　　An effective way to strengthen the political life within the party, which is political, contemporary, principled and combative. Politics, times, principle and militancy are the fundamental attributes of political life within the party. Facing the new situation, new challenges, new tests and new dangers brought about by profound changes in the world, national conditions and party conditions, and solving the problems of irregular, not serious and not serious inner-party political life in some places, departments and units, and even the deterioration of political ecology, we must put serious inner-party political life standards and requirements into criticism and self-criticism, persist in seeking truth from facts, truly take up the weapons of criticism and self-criticism, and carry out positive rather than negative. In the final analysis, we should make criticism and self-criticism a "sharp weapon" and "profit". The advantages and disadvantages of criticism and self-criticism are constantly sharpened and constantly confronted. Only by adhering to the principle and militancy of criticism and self-criticism and carrying out active and healthy ideological struggle can we actively create a political situation that is centralized, democratic, disciplined, free, unified and comfortable.

　　An important means to ensure the unity and unity of the party. The "unity based on the principle of party spirit" put forward by the supreme leader comrade profoundly clarified the dialectical unity relationship between party spirit and unity: unity is the requirement of stressing party spirit, and stressing party spirit is the principle of unity. The unity based on the principle of party spirit is the unity of stressing politics, principles and rules, the unity of stressing party spirit, taking care of the overall situation and observing discipline, not the false unity of superficial friendliness, the vulgar philosophy of "planting more flowers and planting fewer thorns" and the humanitarianism of "hello, I am good for everyone", not to mention the "hilltop" of engaging in group gangs, forming party organizations for selfish ends, and engaging in interest groups and exchanging interests. Unity based on the principle of party spirit must be constantly cultivated in strict inner-party life exercise and constantly strengthened in positive criticism and self-criticism. There is no unity without criticism, and there is no real unity without real criticism. Comrade Mao Zedong once concretized this democratic method into a formula called "Unity — Criticism — Unity. " That is to say, from the desire of unity, through criticism and self-criticism, we can achieve the goal of further unity. Facts have proved that criticism and self-criticism are the fundamental methods to consolidate and strengthen the unity of the party on the basis of Marxist principles. Only by actively criticizing and self-criticizing within the Party,Only in this way can we distinguish right from wrong in principle, form a consensus from the depths of our thoughts, and form a powerful force to promote the development of our cause with one heart and one mind. Therefore, it is necessary to combine public criticism with individual reminders, and to combine facts with reasoning, so that criticism and self-criticism can achieve both the tension and seriousness of blushing and sweating, as well as the relaxation and harmony of refueling and encouraging, and truly achieve the purpose of helping comrades, enhancing unity, rallying strength and promoting work in the political life within the party.

　　The meaning of strengthening inner-party supervision. "The harm of external diseases is lighter than autumn, and people know to avoid it; The harm of internal diseases is more important than Mount Tai, and it is not avoided. " Inner-party criticism and self-criticism are the basic methods to solve the problem of upholding the truth and correcting mistakes, and are the important magic weapon to strengthen inner-party supervision and keep the party full of vitality. Historical experience has proved that when criticism and self-criticism are well carried out and adhered to, inner-party supervision will be powerful and effective, our party will be clean and vigorous, and its cause will flourish; When criticism and self-criticism are not well carried out and adhered to, inner-party supervision will be weak and ineffective, contradictions and problems within the party will breed and spread, the party’s atmosphere will be damaged, and the party’s cause will encounter setbacks. To strengthen inner-party supervision, we must bravely take up the weapon of criticism and self-criticism, promptly remove political dust and political microorganisms, constantly clean up the dirt and dust in our thoughts and behaviors, effectively eliminate the shortcomings in our organization and work style, and enthusiastically help those comrades who are disturbed by selfishness, trapped by human feelings, burdened by relationships and confused by interests, and constantly improve their abilities of self-purification, self-improvement, self-innovation and self-improvement.

　　Third, improve the ability to use this medicine of criticism and self-criticism.

　　Comrade Supreme Leader emphasized that criticism and self-criticism are a good medicine and a true love for comrades and themselves. To give full play to the role of this good medicine in strengthening the body and curing diseases and maintaining the health of the body, we must prescribe the right medicine and master the "mental method" of using this good medicine, so that the disease can be cured.

　　Consolidate ideological consensus and enhance the consciousness of criticism and self-criticism. Advice when unpleasant is good for action, and good medicine when bitter is good for illness. Criticism and self-criticism are an attitude and a manifestation of high responsibility to the party, the cause, the people and comrades. Criticism and self-criticism are a kind of supervision, which can clear the dirt of thoughts in time, keep a clear head and make no mistakes or fewer mistakes. Criticism and self-criticism are still a kind of ability. Whether you dare to criticize and whether you are willing to accept criticism can test whether a leading cadre has high leadership ability and accomplishment. We should fully realize that it is the duty of every party member to carry out criticism and self-criticism. The party constitution clearly stipulates that criticism and self-criticism should be carried out, shortcomings and mistakes in work should be exposed and corrected, and negative corruption should be resolutely combated. We should fully realize that criticism and self-criticism are also important criteria for the strength of party member’s party spirit. Criticism and self-criticism are not carried out well, fundamentally speaking, the principle of party spirit is not strong, and selfish distractions are at work. No matter what changes have taken place in the historical position of the Party and the environment we are facing, party member and cadres should consciously take up the sharp weapon of criticism and self-criticism, enhance their political consciousness of self-correction, keep their scientific attitude of upholding truth and correcting mistakes, and keep their determination and courage in self-purification, self-improvement, self-innovation and self-improvement. They should distinguish right from wrong in principle and build consensus from the depths of their minds.

　　Adhere to the problem orientation and pay attention to the pertinence of criticism and self-criticism. The problem is the "targeted" target. Adhere to the problem orientation, the premise is to face up to the problem, and the core is to find the right problem. If the question is found accurately, the critics will be emboldened and the criticized will be convinced. We should be good at grasping the main problems, aiming at the focal length, finding the right acupoints and getting to the point. We must not play down the important issues, and we must not gloss over the things and hide them. The key to adhering to problem orientation is to solve problems. We should deeply analyze the reasons for the problems found. If you have any criticism, you should correct it, if you don’t, you should encourage it, don’t engage in unprincipled disputes, and come up with operational and supervised rectification measures and countermeasures to promote the timely solution of problems. Adhere to the problem-oriented, we should not only pay attention to solving problems, but also reflect on their own work and leadership responsibilities from the problems of party member leading cadres at all levels, and take the ability to find and solve their own problems as an important basis for evaluating the leading bodies.

　　Dare to move the truth and touch the hard, and improve the effectiveness of criticism and self-criticism. Comrade Supreme Leader pointed out: "Criticism and self-criticism should be real." "Moving the real thing" means "having the courage to put aside face, expose shortcomings and highlight ugliness, having the spirit of moving the truth and confronting difficulties, and having the attitude of digging deep into the roots and touching the soul"; It is to always adhere to the supremacy of the party’s cause and the people’s interests, dare to adhere to principles, and dare to carry out active and healthy ideological struggles, so that thoughts and behaviors are "baptized" and truly help each other, enhance unity and promote work. We should persist in seeking truth from facts, stress party spirit, not personal feelings, not face, be strict with self-dissection according to the requirements of "looking in the mirror, dressing properly, taking a bath, and treating diseases", dare to expose our own scars and poke our own wounds, not be afraid of blushing and heartbeat, and dispel ideological concerns such as self-criticism, criticizing superiors for being afraid of losing face, criticizing peers for being afraid of hurting their feelings, and criticizing subordinates for being afraid of losing votes. Resolutely oppose such erroneous tendencies as having nothing to do with yourself, hanging high, knowing that it is wrong, saying less is better, whitewashing what is wrong, and not correcting what is wrong.

　　Improve the system norms and realize the long-term effectiveness of criticism and self-criticism. Scientific and effective institutional arrangement of inner-party life is an important guarantee for the smooth progress of criticism and self-criticism. We should focus on the combination of inheritance and innovation, adhere to the effective system of democratic life meeting of leading bodies, party member’s heart-to-heart talk, democratic appraisal and soliciting opinions on major decisions, and at the same time, develop and improve relevant rules and regulations according to the new reality to ensure that this powerful "weapon" within the party is uninterrupted and sustainable. We should focus on establishing and improving the institutional system to promote the normalization of criticism and self-criticism, strengthen the top-level design in the aspects of leadership mechanism, guarantee mechanism, supervision mechanism, reward and punishment mechanism and evaluation mechanism, form a set of long-term mechanism to carry out positive and healthy ideological struggle, and constantly enhance the ideological consciousness and action consciousness of party member and cadres to carry out criticism and self-criticism.

　　(The author is Sang Xuecheng, a special researcher at the Theoretical System Research Center of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, Jiangsu Province)