In any revolution in history, especially the resistance wars for independence, to protect national sovereignty, to build the country in the period of international integration..., the decisive factor for victory comes from internal solidarity of revolutionary forces, national solidarity and gaining the sympathy and support of people around the world.
President Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese revolutionary in the 20th century, a person with a deep understanding of the history of the nation and many revolutions in the world, who identified the importance of the issue of great solidarity right from the beginning of the struggle to find a way to save the country. His ideology of "Solidarity, solidarity, great solidarity/ Success, success, great success" became the strategic line of the Vietnamese revolution.
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| Crowds of people gathered at Ba Dinh Square to listen to President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945. (Source: VNA) |
1. Trusting and relying on the people in Ho Chi Minh's strategy of great solidarity is the inheritance and enhancement of traditional political thinking: "The people are the root of the country", "The people carry the boat, the people also capsize the boat", "Ten times easier without the people, ten thousand times harder, with the people, it can be done".
This principle of his is dialectically consistent with the Marxist principle of “Revolution is the cause of the masses”, but the connotation of his concept of the masses is broader than that of many revolutionaries of his time. For Ho Chi Minh, loving the people, trusting the people, respecting the people, relying on the people, living and fighting for the people, serving the people is the supreme principle, consistent in strategic thinking and practical activities. That principle of survival was summarized by him briefly but extremely deeply: “In the sky, nothing is more precious than the people. In the world, nothing is stronger than the united force of the people”, and “a tree must have a strong root to stand strong, building a tower of victory on the foundation of the people”.
This principle can be summarized into the following main points: The people are the root and foundation of great solidarity; the people are the subject of great solidarity; the people are the endless and invincible source of strength of the great solidarity bloc, deciding the victory of the revolution; the people are the solid support of the Party and the revolutionary political system.
The above generalization can be found in the short words of Ho Chi Minh's Declaration on the People: "Our country is a democratic country/ All benefits are for the people/ All powers belong to the people/ 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/ The government from the commune to the central government is elected by the people/ The mass organizations (at the time Ho Chi Minh wrote this article in 1949, the Party operated secretly, so they were called mass organizations) from the central to the commune are organized by the people/ In short, power and strength are in the people"1
For Ho Chi Minh, the principle of consistency and great solidarity is not a random, spontaneous, temporary gathering, but must be a sustainable gathering of social forces with orientation, organization, and leadership. This is a core principle that distinguishes Ho Chi Minh's great solidarity strategy from the solidarity and gathering of forces of some patriots and other revolutionary leaders. Professor Tran Van Giau made a subtle comment that: for Ho Chi Minh, great solidarity is no longer just the sentiment of "people of the same country must love each other", but has been built on a theoretical foundation.
| Uncle Ho often wrote short, concise, easy-to-understand poems to remind all people to unite for the revolution: "Our people please remember the word "dong": Unity of mind, unity of strength, unity of heart, unity of alliance!". "A big rock/ A heavy rock/ Only one person/ Can't mention it. But when many people join forces: "A big rock/ A heavy rock/ Many people can mention it/ And draw the conclusion: Knowing unity of strength/ Knowing unity of heart/ No matter how difficult the task/ Can be done". |
2. The solid foundation of the great solidarity bloc is to ensure the highest interests of the entire nation and the fundamental rights of the working people. The right to life, the right to freedom and the right to pursue happiness are sacred human rights that no one can violate.
However, people cannot live alone but must live with society, live in the national-ethnic community. Therefore, human rights must be based on the rights of the community, the rights of the nation. From the objective reality of enslaved nations in the world, from the traditional patriotism of our ancestors and creatively absorbing the human rights and civil rights ideas of typical revolutions in the world, especially the national and class liberation ideas of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh developed them into the rights of the nation: "All nations in the world are born equal, every nation has the right to live, the right to happiness and the right to freedom", "Vietnam has the right to enjoy freedom and independence... The entire Vietnamese nation is determined to devote all its spirit and strength, its lives and property to maintain that freedom and independence"2.
This is a bright spot, a unique quintessence in Ho Chi Minh's philosophical and political thinking. Many famous researchers of the history of thought and philosophy in the world have acknowledged this creative contribution of his.
The Japanese philosopher Shingo Sibata, in his work entitled “Vietnam and Ideological Issues” published in Tokyo in 1968, wrote: “The famous contribution of Uncle Ho Chi Minh is that he discovered human rights as national rights. Thus, all nations have the right to self-determination and all nations can and must achieve independence and autonomy. This affirmation is closely linked to theoretical contributions on national and colonial issues, and this is due to the fact that Uncle Ho Chi Minh fully recognized the national characteristics of colonial and dependent countries.”
Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom, which is the reason for living and a fundamental content in Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary ideology. It is also the power that wins people's hearts and is the glue that binds the entire nation. It is the source of his and the nation's belief and steadfast fighting will, the fundamental and long-term task and also the most urgent and burning task of the entire Vietnamese people during the years of suffering, writhing and resentment in the country being dominated by colonial imperialism. However, for Ho Chi Minh, national independence is always associated with the freedom and happiness of the people. He declared: "If the country is independent but the people do not have freedom and happiness, then independence is meaningless."
Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom - the great revolutionary ideology of Ho Chi Minh has the support of the past, reflects the aspirations of the present and illuminates the future of the whole nation, and is in line with the justice of nations and peoples in the world. That is the universal key, the convergence point of victory of the strategy "Unity, unity, great unity. Success, success, great success".
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| Looking at Vietnam's achievements today, it can be seen that many of President Ho Chi Minh's visions and wishes have come true. (Photo: Archive) |
3. “Unity, unity, great unity/Success, success, great success” means unity within the Party, unity of the entire people and international unity. Along with the awareness and correct resolution of class-ethnic relations, Ho Chi Minh’s strategic principle of great unity also includes the close combination of national unity with international unity.
Like building national solidarity, the goal of international solidarity is first and foremost to serve the goal of fighting for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland. Overcoming the limitations of his predecessors, Ho Chi Minh placed Vietnam in the general context of the world situation and considered the Vietnamese revolution a part of the world revolution.
From the very first days of his revolutionary activities, on international forums and in the press, Ho Chi Minh constantly called for solidarity among oppressed peoples, between colonial peoples and the world workers’ movement. And in fact, he organized the Colonial Union, published the newspaper “The Miserable” and joined the Communist International.
Overcoming narrow-minded national and racial prejudices, Ho Chi Minh found common features among colonial peoples and called out: “We share the same suffering: the tyranny of colonialism. We fight for a common ideal: to liberate our compatriots and gain independence for our Fatherland. In our struggle, we are not alone, because we have the support of all our peoples and because the democratic French, the true French, stand by us”3.
During this period, his slogan “Workers of all countries, unite!” (Pamphlet of the newspaper Paria-The Miserable, 1923) resounded in Paris - the information center of the contemporary world, with the meaning of continuing and developing to a new height the two strategic slogans of two outstanding leaders of the proletariat: “Workers of all countries, unite!” (Karl Marx) and “Workers of all countries and oppressed peoples, unite!” (VI Lenin).
From that basic perspective, Ho Chi Minh's strategy of great solidarity established a world people's front in solidarity with Vietnam. Throughout the course of history, especially in moments of severe challenges, the flag of independence and freedom has always been raised high, its just nature has become increasingly clear, in line with the general trend of the revolution, with the common aspirations of the vast majority of people in the world.
That is why dialectical and very effective relationships appear, the goal of independence and freedom is increasingly supported by the people of the world and that support has contributed to bringing our people's struggle for independence and freedom to complete victory.
In the current revolutionary period, our Party and State need to continue to identify national unity as the strategic line of the Vietnamese revolution; the source of strength, the main driving force and the decisive factor in ensuring the victory of the cause of national construction and defense.
Taking the goal of building a peaceful, independent, unified, territorially intact, rich people, strong country, democracy, fairness, and civilization as a common point; eliminating inferiority complex and prejudice about the past and class composition, accepting differences that do not go against the common interests of the nation; promoting national spirit, traditions of humanity, tolerance... to gather and unite everyone into a common front, enhancing social consensus.
Recently, speaking at the Vietnam Fatherland Front Congress, General Secretary To Lam requested that there should be a unified understanding of the position and special importance of the great national unity bloc and the urgent need, more than ever, to give top priority to consolidating and promoting the great national unity bloc under the leadership of the Party. This is one of the key solutions to bring the country into a new era.
1 Ho Chi Minh Complete Works, Vol. 5, 1995, p.698
2 Declaration of Independence, September 2, 1945
3 Ho Chi Minh, complete works, volume 1, 1995, pp. 23-24
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