On the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the Party's traditional mass mobilization work (October 15, 1930 - October 15, 2024) and the 25th anniversary of the National Mass Mobilization Day (October 15, 1999 - October 15, 2024), Party Central Committee member and Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission Mai Van Chinh wrote an article "From President Ho Chi Minh's mass mobilization ideology to the Party's mass mobilization work in the current period."
Hai Duong Electronic Newspaper respectfully introduces the full text of the article:
"75 years ago, under the pen name XYZ, President Ho Chi Minh wrote the article "Mass Mobilization". The work "Mass Mobilization" has very concise content, simple, plain language, easy to understand, easy to remember and follow; suitable for the level of our cadres, party members and people, but it contains the ideological stature of a great work, demonstrating the intellectual height, morality and style of President Ho Chi Minh in mass mobilization work.
President Ho Chi Minh's work "Mass Mobilization" expressed new viewpoints and perceptions about the great role and strength of the people; about the importance of mass mobilization work and instructions for the entire Party, for each cadre and party member on methods and ways of mass mobilization; requirements that must be implemented so that mass mobilization work can promote the majority of people's forces for the resistance war and national construction, contributing to the victory of the Vietnamese revolutionary cause led by the Party.
Affirming the role and strength of the people and the idea of "taking people as the root"
Work President Ho Chi Minh's "Mass Mobilization" is the crystallization of national tradition and the quintessence of the times. Ho Chi Minh absorbed the thoughts of his predecessors in history when he recognized the position, role, and strength of "the people carry the boat, the people also capsize the boat," "To be lenient with the people's strength to make a plan that takes deep roots and maintains its roots, that is the best policy to protect the country."
As a creative Marxist thinker, Ho Chi Minh was deeply imbued with the principles of historical materialism on the role of the people - the makers of history.
Therefore, he affirmed: “In the sky, nothing is more precious than the people. In the world, nothing is stronger than the united force of the people.”
Expressed throughout his work "Mass Mobilization" is the ideology of respecting the people, exalting the people, taking the morality of serving the people as the reason for living and the highest duty of a revolutionary.
That thought also became the motto for action throughout President Ho Chi Minh's entire life of practical activities. The thought of respecting the people, the people being the root of the country, the people being the subject of all activities that create history; promoting the people's mastery was analyzed by President Ho Chi Minh from many aspects, in which it was expressed through the democratic nature of the state.
He said: “Our country is a democratic country;” Our country is built by the people, all power belongs to the people; “the state is of the people, by the people and for the people.”
President Ho Chi Minh pointed out that in a democratic government: “All benefits are for the people. All powers belong to the people.” The Party and the State must take the legitimate interests of the people as the ultimate goal, all activities are for the interests of the people, serving the people; besides, there are no other interests.
Promoting democracy, President Ho Chi Minh also required: People enjoy the rights of mastery, but at the same time must also have the obligations and responsibilities of masters, be responsible for building and managing their own state, the regime they established and the society they built. That requires that in the cause of construction, innovation, resistance, and nation building, the people themselves are the subject of organization and action: "The work of innovation and construction is the responsibility of the people. The cause of resistance and nation building is the work of the people."
According to President Ho Chi Minh, all power and strength reside in the people. Therefore, every cadre and party member, regardless of their position, must constantly raise their awareness and responsibility in mobilizing and gathering the people, promoting the strength of the entire people to serve and seek the interests of the people.
Every thought and action of cadres and party members must "come from the masses and return to the masses," must rely on the people, "take the people as the root," and strive for the people's interests to "use the people's talent, strength, and property to benefit the people."
The Party's mass mobilization work platform
Based on the practical requirements of gathering, organizing, building and developing revolutionary forces, with dialectical thinking, in the work "Mass Mobilization," President Ho Chi Minh pointed out the core issues of mass mobilization work, from explaining: "What is mass mobilization?" "Who is in charge of mass mobilization?" to "How should mass mobilization be?" to be correct and skillful.
Those contents clearly demonstrate the close relationship between the goals, tasks and solutions of mass mobilization work, aiming to mobilize maximum human and material resources for the cause of resistance and nation building, especially in revolutionary turning points, when "The issue of mass mobilization has been talked about a lot, discussed thoroughly, but because many localities and many cadres have not fully understood and have not done it correctly, it needs to be mentioned again."
Stemming from the goal of building a new social regime, building a clean and strong ruling Party, building a state of the people, by the people, for the people, President Ho Chi Minh required the Party to unite, gather all forces of the entire nation, "mobilize all forces of each citizen, not leaving out any citizen, contributing to the entire people's force, to carry out the work that should be done, the work assigned by the Government and organizations."
To do so, the solutions for mass mobilization work must be both comprehensive and specific, substantive and practical.
First of all, it is necessary to promote the responsibility of the Party and organizations in the political system for mass mobilization work. President Ho Chi Minh pointed out: "All government officials, all union officials and all members of people's organizations (Lien Viet, Viet Minh...) must be responsible for mass mobilization."
In organizing and practicing mass mobilization work, it is necessary to encourage the interests and revolutionary enthusiasm of the masses; in all work, it is necessary to discuss democratically with the people, "ask for their opinions and experiences, work with the people to make practical plans for local circumstances, then mobilize and organize the entire population to implement them;" at the same time, it is necessary to "monitor, help, urge, and encourage the people."
In particular, he required that while carrying out mass mobilization work, mass mobilization cadres must be exemplary in "matching words with actions," "honestly getting involved in work," "not just talking," "just sitting and writing orders," "must be a model for the people," and always pay attention to inspection, control, and learning from experience in the work.
A civil servant must "think, see, listen, walk, speak, and work," be close to the people, learn from them, understand them, and thereby mobilize the people's talents and strength for the revolutionary cause.
As a practical activist, President Ho Chi Minh saw through the problems and also the deviations and weaknesses in mass mobilization work. He pointed out and criticized: “The major shortcomings in many places are the contempt for mass mobilization work,” the habit of leaving it to others, the irresponsibility, and “considering themselves not responsible for mass mobilization” of many cadres. These are not only shortcomings but also “very big mistakes, very harmful” to the revolutionary cause.
Throughout his revolutionary career, President Ho Chi Minh especially emphasized the role of the people. He affirmed that the people are the “root” of the country, “building the tower of victory on the people’s foundation.”
Consistent with that view, in the work "Civil Affairs," President Ho Chi Minh once again affirmed the decisive importance of mass mobilization work for the success or failure of the revolutionary cause: “The people's strength is very great. Mass mobilization is very important. If mass mobilization is poor, everything will be poor. If mass mobilization is skillful, everything will be successful.” That conclusion of President Ho Chi Minh is both a truth and a science and art of mass mobilization work.
President Ho Chi Minh's important instructions in the work "Mass Mobilization" have been the basis and guideline for the mass mobilization work of the Party and organizations in the political system, through revolutionary periods.
The crystallization of the close relationship between the Party, the State and the people
Inheriting the nation's fine traditional cultural values, correctly and creatively applying the viewpoints of Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thought on mass mobilization work, in the revolutionary process, the Party has excellently completed the task of mobilizing, gathering, uniting, and motivating all classes of people, creating great strength in revolutionary movements.
The historic victories that our people achieved in the glorious resistance wars to liberate the nation, defeat old and new colonialism, unify the Fatherland, lead the whole country to socialism, and make an important contribution to the struggle of the world's people for peace, national independence, democracy and social progress...
After nearly 40 years of renovation, with the joint efforts and unanimous efforts of the entire Party and people, the nation's combined strength has increased significantly, creating favorable conditions and premises, new positions and strengths for the country to continue to develop with good prospects. These are eloquent evidences of the great strength of the entire people, when skillfully organized, mobilized and promoted by the Communist Party in the revolutionary process.
In the process of innovation, the content and value of the work "Mass Mobilization" still retains its profound topicality, serving as a theoretical basis for the Party and State to propose policies and guidelines on mass mobilization work.
The guidelines and policies on mass mobilization work, on national solidarity, on building the working class, farmers, intellectuals, businessmen, youth, women, on religion, ethnicity, overseas Vietnamese... during the renovation period were built, supplemented and increasingly perfected by our Party and State.
The cause of innovation has the stature of a revolution, aiming at the goal of “A rich people, a strong country, democracy, equality, and civilization.” That great and glorious cause originates from the needs, aspirations, and initiatives of the masses.
"It is the opinions, aspirations and initiatives of the people that are the source of the Party's renewal policy. It is also because the people responded to the renewal policy, bravely struggled and overcame countless difficulties and challenges that the renewal process has achieved the achievements it has today."
The Platform for National Construction in the Transitional Period to Socialism (amended and supplemented in 2011) affirms: “All activities of the Party must stem from the legitimate interests and aspirations of the people. The strength of the Party lies in its close attachment to the people.”
That is also a great and profound lesson that needs to be applied and promoted in the current situation.
Applying Ho Chi Minh's thought on mass mobilization work in the renovation process
Over 40 years of national renovation, the Party's mass mobilization work has developed deeply in theory and practice, and has been upgraded with many new contents, demonstrating the Party's new spirit and ideology.
The people are the root and are placed in the central position, playing the role of the subject, a new step of development in both theoretical thinking and practical guidance; clearly demonstrated in all strategies for national development, building and defending the Fatherland in the new period and that is also the basis and goal in all policies and guidelines of the Party and State.
Socialist democracy has been clarified, built, gradually perfected and developed very strongly and deeply, especially since the Party issued and implemented Directive 30-CT/TW and the State institutionalized it into a legal system, the highest being the Law on Implementing Democracy at the Grassroots Level.
Democracy has been increasingly widely deployed; forms of democratic practice have been gradually perfected, guaranteed by the Constitution and laws and truly put into practice, especially democracy at the grassroots level, in all political, economic, social fields... associated with discipline and order.
Direct democracy has been increasingly expanded, from "people know, people discuss, people do, people inspect" to the addition of "people supervise, people benefit" (13th Congress); the form of direct dialogue between leaders of Party committees and authorities with the people has been increasingly strengthened, disciplined and effective.
It can be seen that our Party always shows special attention to the consistent policy throughout the Congresses and focuses on leading and directing the building, innovation and perfection of institutions to ensure grassroots democracy and the people's true mastery; affirming that democracy is both the goal and the driving force of the country's innovation and development in all periods.
In particular, the operating mechanism of "Party leadership, State management, people mastery" has been gradually clarified and increasingly smoothed.
Mass mobilization work is increasingly affirmed with clearer and more specific positions, requirements and tasks with the Party's five profound viewpoints on mass mobilization work in the new period.
In particular, the viewpoint that mass mobilization work is the responsibility of the entire political system, of cadres, party members, civil servants, union members, members of people's organizations, cadres and soldiers of the armed forces, in which the Party leads, the government organizes the implementation, the Front and mass organizations act as advisors and core is a new development in the Party's theoretical thinking on building a close relationship between the Party and the people.
Along with the constant innovation of the Party's leadership methods, the content and methods of mass mobilization work of the political system are constantly being innovated and transformed positively, contributing to creating social consensus, promoting the role of the subject and the strength of the people, firmly consolidating the people's trust in the Party; strengthening the great national unity bloc and the close relationship between the Party and the people.
The great national unity bloc has been gradually built, consolidated and affirmed its strategic role in the cause of national construction and defense; promoting the role of gathering and mobilizing people to well implement the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws.
In particular, mass mobilization work has increasingly gathered all classes and strata in society; expanded domestic and international solidarity, promoted the great strength of the people, created a large revolutionary movement, and successfully carried out the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country.
The Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations actively innovate the content and methods of operation; increasingly promote the role of representing the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members, association members and people; promote the role of supervision, social criticism, and giving opinions on Party and government building; play a core role in firmly consolidating people's trust in the Party and strengthening the great national unity bloc.
The work of Party building and rectification and building a clean and strong political system has become the top priority, a key task, an inevitable demand in the process of national renewal and increasingly deep international integration, deciding the survival of the regime.
The Party has increasingly enhanced its leadership role, strength and prestige through its pioneering courage, intelligence and theory; through correct policies that bring tangible benefits to the people and the country; through close solidarity and unity, consensus from top to bottom, and transparency across the board; through maintaining close relations with the people, gaining their trust, support and protection. In particular, building the Party in terms of ethics has been promoted and the exemplary responsibility of cadres and party members has been further emphasized.
The work of preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity has been directed more and more resolutely, with strong and breakthrough progress, achieving many very important, comprehensive and clear results, leaving a good impression, spreading strongly throughout society, receiving the sympathy and support of cadres, party members and people, and being recognized by the international community.
Building a socialist rule-of-law state has made much progress, is a process of developing the Party's awareness and theoretical thinking through congresses and by the 13th Congress, many new viewpoints have been adjusted and supplemented in building a socialist rule-of-law state, ensuring that the people's democratic rights are implemented in practice. The organization of the state apparatus continues to be improved, operating more effectively and efficiently.
The Government, the National Assembly, and judicial agencies are increasingly innovating their methods of direction, administration, and operation; increasingly effectively and substantially implementing the role of "the Party leading, the State managing, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations as the core so that the people can be the masters."
The process of economic innovation from a centrally planned, bureaucratically subsidized economic mechanism to a market mechanism from the 6th Congress and to the model of a socialist-oriented market economy at the 9th Congress is a new step in the development of the Party's economic theory.
This model is increasingly clarified and perfected, ensuring the connection between economic growth and social progress and equity, promoting the human factor, and taking people as the center.
The renovation process has brought about clear, profound and positive changes to the country. The economy has developed, many social problems have been solved, the material and spiritual life of the people has been constantly improved; along with humane policies, ensuring social progress and justice, satisfying the needs of living, working, contributing and enjoying of all people.
The people's trust in the Party's leadership has been increasingly consolidated. 40 years of implementing the renovation process is a glorious journey, vividly and deeply demonstrating President Ho Chi Minh's thoughts on mass mobilization, affirming the position and role of mass mobilization work in the cause of building and defending the country.
Continue to innovate the content and methods of mass mobilization
In each historical period of the revolution, the Party's mass mobilization work has different contents and methods, but the most important goal is to strengthen the close relationship between the Party and the people, consolidate the people's firm belief in the Party and the State, mobilize and widely attract people from all walks of life to actively participate in revolutionary movements, patriotic emulation, and strengthen the great national unity bloc.
The creative application of President Ho Chi Minh's mass mobilization ideology in the new situation is the sustainable value of mass mobilization work; therefore, it requires practical and creative innovation of mass mobilization work, both covering a wide range and having a focus, aiming at the goal of consensus, consolidating people's trust, promoting the great strength of the great national unity bloc, constantly improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party, contributing to building a clean and strong Party and government.
The new development stage of the country with major tasks of growth model innovation, sustainable development, and deep international integration poses many opportunities and challenges for promoting all resources and creative potentials among the people, to create a broad movement in building and defending the Fatherland.
In the context of the fourth industrial revolution taking place strongly, the people's intellectual level is increasingly high, the people's awareness and role as masters are increasingly expanded, the media and social networks have increasingly diverse and multi-dimensional direct impacts; hostile forces and bad elements are increasingly sophisticated and fierce in their sabotage... requiring the Party's mass mobilization work to constantly innovate, focusing on the following main tasks and solutions:
Firstly, continue to create a strong change in the awareness and actions of Party committees at all levels and the political system on mass mobilization work, becoming practical actions associated with the functions and tasks of each agency, organization and individual in the political system; promote the role of the people in participating in building a clean and strong Party and State.
Promote propaganda work, especially promoting digital transformation, effectively using mass media, social networks...
Innovate mass mobilization work in a practical and creative direction, aiming at consensus, strengthening people's trust in the Party and State, and promoting the great strength of the great national unity bloc.
Second, continue to improve the quality of mass mobilization work, effectively implement the Regulations on mass mobilization work of the political system and the Law on Implementing Democracy at the Grassroots Level; cadres and party members must set an example in performing mass mobilization work, especially heads of Party committees and authorities.
When promulgating the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, we must always be deeply aware that "the people are the root," "the people's hearts are the measure," and must carefully and thoroughly research many aspects, be truly practical, effective, and suitable to reality and to people's lives.
All policies and guidelines of the Party and policies and laws of the State must truly be "people's decisions," originating from the interests and legitimate aspirations of the people; at the same time, it is necessary to mobilize, guide, and organize the people to proactively and actively participate in the process of implementing those policies and guidelines in the most effective way.
We must take the quality of life, satisfaction and trust of the people as important criteria to evaluate the quality of policies; we must take the results of organizing and implementing policies to evaluate the capacity and prestige of each Party Committee, Party organization, political system at all levels and the contingent of cadres and Party members.
If we can do that, we will effectively implement the motto "People know, people discuss, people do, people check, people supervise, people benefit."
It should be noted that in the process of formulating the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations must have the responsibility to participate right from the first stage, and must promptly reflect the people's thoughts, aspirations and wishes, especially those policies and guidelines related to people's lives.
Third, The Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations and unions continue to innovate, improve the quality of their activities, and perform well their role as representatives of the legitimate and legal rights and interests of union members, association members and the people; pay attention to helping the disadvantaged and disadvantaged in society; promote social supervision and criticism activities, actively participate in building and rectifying the Party and the political system; prevent and combat corruption and negativity; strengthen the gathering and development of union members, especially in remote, disadvantaged areas and industrial zones with a large concentration of workers; and truly be a solid bridge between the Party and the people.
Continue to build and replicate models and examples of “Skilled Mass Mobilization,” especially in implementing national target programs. Link the “Skilled Mass Mobilization” emulation movement with innovation, improving the quality and effectiveness of mass mobilization work, especially mass mobilization work of state agencies.
Regularly monitor, urge, evaluate, promptly commend and reward "Skilled Mass Mobilization" models, creating momentum and new changes in the current patriotic emulation movement.
Fourth, the Central Committee for Mass Mobilization and the Committees for Mass Mobilization at all levels focus on organizing the effective implementation of resolutions, directives, and conclusions of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat, especially the resolutions of the 13th Central Conferences, and contents related to mass mobilization work and to the people.
Well perform the tasks of appraising, guiding, inspecting, supervising, summarizing and concluding the Party's documents on mass mobilization work; throughout, supervise, inspect and evaluate the implementation of the "Regulations on mass mobilization work of the political system" according to Decision No. 23-QD/TW, dated July 30, 2021 of the Politburo, promote the entire political system to compete in mass mobilization work, practice "Skillful mass mobilization" in performing tasks; promote the effective implementation of Resolution No. 43-NQ/TW, dated November 24, 2023 of the 13th Central Executive Committee on "Continuing to promote the tradition and strength of great national unity, building our country to be increasingly prosperous and happy."
Fifth, the mass mobilization sector proactively coordinates with relevant agencies to arrange and perfect the organizational structure, planning, training and fostering of cadres.
Focus on building a team of mass mobilization cadres at all levels with strong political will, clear ethics, capacity, qualifications, experience, extensive knowledge, skills, scientific working methods, always innovative, impartial and objective.
Cadres doing mass mobilization work must be truly dedicated and mature from the practical experience of the revolutionary movement; sincerely listen to and filter people's opinions, promptly reflect and propose effective solutions to pacify the people, care for and protect the people's legitimate rights and interests; practice Ho Chi Minh's mass mobilization style: "Mind thinks, eyes see, ears listen, feet walk, mouth speaks, hands work."
It can be said that, since its inception, mass mobilization work has been guided by the correct ideology and theory of President Ho Chi Minh; all cadres and party members have always been cared for and trained by Uncle Ho not only with the "mass mobilization" manual but also with his own pure morality and exemplary spirit.
Thinking about Uncle Ho, to fulfill his last wish "Our entire Party and people unite to strive to build a peaceful, unified, independent, democratic and prosperous Vietnam and make a worthy contribution to the world revolutionary cause", there is only one way: to maintain the people's trust and rely on the people.
President Ho Chi Minh has passed away, but the ideological legacy he left for our entire Party and people is immense and valuable. The theory and practice of mass mobilization work is crystallized in the work "Mass Mobilization", vividly and profoundly expressing Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, methods and style.
Over time, the ideology of mass mobilization remains hot and topical, with intact theoretical and practical values, affirming its vitality and sustainable values, continuing to guide and illuminate the Party's mass mobilization work in the current situation."
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