Need to limit "alcohol capacity"

(Baonghean) - In our country, for a long time, the "fear of alcohol" has become a common obsession, almost not only for anyone, not only at any level, any industry. When asked what he was most worried about if he took on leadership work at the grassroots level, that official did not hesitate to answer: The biggest worry is not being able to deny drinking alcohol. That worry is not without basis, because in reality, there have been many officials who "encountered difficulties", were considered by the base as "not wholehearted", "not enthusiastic", "not respectful" of the base... but in fact, it was only because they could not drink alcohol, were not "sociable" in drinking when they became key leaders at the base. Similarly, when some cadres are assigned to work at the grassroots level, especially in mountainous areas, remote areas, the thing they fear most is not the long and dangerous roads, not the difficult work... but only the fear of not being able to drink alcohol.

On the other hand, the cadres at the grassroots level, especially the key cadres and office staff - the department that has to receive and serve guests, not everyone wants to drink alcohol, not everyone craves alcohol, sometimes they have to stretch themselves, strain themselves to invite, to force, to drink... A comrade who used to be an office staff said that a fairly popular "circulating" concept is to show hospitality by being enthusiastic in inviting and drinking alcohol. At the same time, many places use drinking alcohol as a measure of attitude and feelings... Only when you are willing to drink alcohol can you be willing to work, only when you are enthusiastic about drinking alcohol can you be enthusiastic about work, only when you "really" drink alcohol can you be "sincere", only when you "drink with all your heart can you be called "living to the fullest"... Therefore, the "mindset" of the grassroots level and of the people who receive guests is most afraid of having to drink alcohol. Spouses, children and grandchildren… of people who often have to entertain guests, sometimes also worry about the fact that every time their family members come home from entertaining guests, they are drunk, tired, sometimes vomiting, sometimes like they have a fever…

Because of this distorted concept, many cases have confused drinking ability with working ability. Even drinking ability is sometimes perceived and equated with cadre ability. That is why there are young cadres who are not worried about learning the job but are worried about "learning alcohol". There are cadres who are elected, appointed, promoted, and do not worry about developing their responsibilities but are worried about proving their drinking ability. Therefore, in reality, there are many cadres who are almost only outstanding in drinking ability, so they are called "alcohol ability". And, once a cadre only has "alcohol ability", most of them are only good at "drinking work". If this type of cadre with "alcohol ability" develops widely, it is impossible to say all the harm, because it is clearly a concrete manifestation of the degradation of lifestyle and living, affecting not only their working style, but also possibly leading to moral decay.

The harmful effects of alcohol are mentioned in many books and newspapers. In this age of information overload, it is not difficult to find them. Documents and regulations prohibiting or restricting alcohol consumption depending on time and place, from central to local levels have been issued, and some places have even specified them in the working regulations of the agency. However, the important thing is to apply them seriously and practically, not all places do it well.

It is understandable that in order to have a clean, strong, effective administrative apparatus, for the people, for the development of the homeland and the country, each cadre, civil servant, and public employee must be truly clean and strong. To do so, one of the things that needs to be done is to resolutely implement the prohibition of getting drunk and drinking alcohol during working hours; prohibit drinking alcohol when receiving official guests, especially at noon. To do this effectively, it is necessary to promote the spirit of setting an example, the active and exemplary role of leaders: superior leaders set an example for subordinate leaders; the chairperson, head, and key person set an example for cadres, party members, workers and public employees in the agency or unit; cadres and party members must set an example for the masses...

Duc Duong