Let the Party always be the leading flag leading the nation

The 134th anniversary of the birth of the great President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2024) is an opportunity for each cadre and party member to be more determined to study, cultivate, train and practice revolutionary ethics correctly and truly, to build a clean and strong Party, forever the flag leading the nation in the new era.

The foundation for the Party to become the leading flag of the revolution

As a leader of the Party, President Ho Chi Minh was a shining example of revolutionary ethics for cadres, party members and the Vietnamese people to learn and follow. Right from the time of propagating and mobilizing the Party's founding, in the work "The Revolutionary Path", President Ho Chi Minh determined that revolutionary ethics is the first core content in the fundamental issues of the Vietnamese revolution.
He repeatedly emphasized that morality is the "root" of a revolutionary, because: "Just like a river must have a source to have water, without a source the river will dry up. A tree must have roots, without roots the tree will wither. A revolutionary must have morality, without morality no matter how talented he is, he cannot lead the people."
Following the example of revolutionary ethics and imbued with Uncle Ho's advice, in more than 93 years of leading the Vietnamese revolutionary cause, the Party has always paid attention to and focused on building the Party in terms of ethics, considering this a regular and continuous task. Thanks to that, the Party has won the hearts of the people, joined hands and hearts, and not hesitated to sacrifice and endure hardships to achieve glorious victories.
Revolutionary practice has shown that during the years of resistance and national liberation, the image of party members and pioneer soldiers holding the flag of determination to fight and win or the hammer and sickle flag charging forward, leading the heroic army to destroy the enemy; one fell, the next one moved forward to continue raising the flag high had a strong persuasive power, arousing in the masses a passionate patriotism, a determination to wholeheartedly follow the revolutionary path under the leadership of the Party.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Minh Truong (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics), there is an important reason, affirming the role and leadership position of the Party, which is the example of Party members who fought and sacrificed heroically before the enemy's bayonets and guillotines, clearly showing their indomitable patriotism, bright moral qualities, and representing revolutionary heroism. This is the factor that creates absolute trust between the Party and the people; it is the most important foundation, creating the strength to defeat the enemy, leading to victory.

Seriously and substantially practice revolutionary ethics

Prestige can be understood as the trust that a person has through his own qualities and talents. For the leader, which is the Communist Party of Vietnam, what makes the prestige of the Party, helps the Party gain the trust of the whole nation to carry the flag of revolutionary leadership, is not only the correct revolutionary line: National independence associated with socialism, but also the pioneering and exemplary role of Party members, especially those holding leadership positions, or the responsibility to set an example of revolutionary ethics; from actions, words to behavior, must be done in such a way that people trust, respect, and love.
According to Dr. Tran Thi Hoi (Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics), ethics is the factor that creates the strength of the Party, creating the Party's attraction to the people. Without ethics, the Party will not be able to gather and rally the people and therefore, will not be able to lead and guide the nation to carry out the revolution.
Frankly speaking, there was a time when the image of a communist in the eyes of the masses was a model of revolutionary morality, heroism, self-sacrifice for national independence, prosperity, and happiness of the people, and was the dream of many people: "If you are human, be a communist!". However, when the country transformed into a socialist-oriented market economy, somewhere the image of a communist party member seemed to lose its appeal.
In documents or statements by high-ranking leaders, the Party has warned about this painful reality. That is the decline in people's trust in the Party; manifestations of "Party indifference", "Union dryness", "political alienation" among a segment of the youth...

Why is this happening?

That is because besides the majority of steadfast party members who are not tarnished by the temptations of money and fame, there are also a number of party members who do not regularly cultivate revolutionary ethics; cannot maintain their pioneering and exemplary roles, and self-destruct their roles. Some have even degenerated and become corrupt, no longer worthy of the qualifications and titles of party members.
In the book "Resolutely and persistently fighting against corruption and negativity, contributing to building our Party and State to be increasingly clean and strong", General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had to warn: "These people have damaged the reputation and prestige of the Party, reducing the people's trust in the Party".
There have been many cases of cadres being disciplined by the Party and prosecuted by law in the past for violating the Party Charter, the Regulations on what Party members are not allowed to do, and disregarding Party discipline and State law for personal gain. In 2023, the Party disciplined 19 cadres under the management of the Politburo and Secretariat, of which for the first time, 6 cadres were disciplined for violations in declaring assets and income. From the beginning of the 13th National Congress term to the end of 2023, the Party disciplined 105 cadres under the management of the Central Committee, including 22 members and former members of the Party Central Committee.
These are numbers that, according to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong: "are painful, but we have to do it, there is no other way!" "This is a profound lesson, a valuable lesson for all of us".
Therefore, in the current Party rectification, building the Party in terms of ethics is an important and urgent requirement. In particular, educating and fostering revolutionary ethics for cadres and Party members is the central content, because cadres and Party members are the cells of the Party, and only when the cells are clean can the Party body be healthy.
Realizing this, in recent times, the entire Party has responded to the implementation of Directive No. 05-CT/TW of the Politburo on promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle; Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW of the Politburo on continuing to implement Directive 05-CT/TW with wide-reaching influence. In the movement of studying and following Uncle Ho's example, Party members, especially leaders and heads, must be pioneers, set good examples, and regularly and substantially practice revolutionary ethical standards. Do not just say that the struggle is very strong but "your own feet are still covered in dirt, yet you hold a torch to rub the feet of others".
"Morality is the root of a revolutionary". Uncle Ho's thesis is not a common teaching, and certainly not just a simple slogan of a movement, but this is a prerequisite, a mandatory task, decisive to the survival of the regime. Only by seriously and substantially practicing revolutionary morality like "washing your face every day", can party members, especially those holding positions and posts, truly preserve themselves; the Party will be truly clean and strong, "moral and civilized", an organization of elite people with solid political will; capable and prestigious enough to forever hold and raise high the flag of leadership, worthy of the responsibility entrusted by the people.

(VNA)

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