Enhance responsibility for protecting the Party's ideological foundation

Our Party clearly defines: “Firmly protecting the Party's ideological foundation is a fundamental and vital content of Party building work; is the top important task of the entire Party, the entire army, and the entire people, in which the propaganda force at all levels is the core; is the voluntary and regular work of Party committees, Party organizations, authorities, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at all levels; of each locality, agency, unit, and of each cadre and Party member”.

In fact, in recent times, hostile, reactionary, and political opportunists have been actively carrying out plots and activities of "peaceful evolution", publishing thousands of articles with distorted, provocative, and anti-regime content. They have thoroughly used cyberspace to directly sabotage the ideological and spiritual foundations of society, and at the same time, through social networks, to connect, expand their prestige, and promote Western cultural "values" and "civil society". Hostile forces have set up fake accounts and websites of Party and State leaders, leaders of ministries, branches, localities, prestigious people, famous figures, and established groups... to spread information to sow doubt in society, especially on sensitive issues, to incite and entice people to gather illegally, protest, disrupt security and order, and commit illegal acts.

Taking advantage of the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, hostile forces and bad elements are spreading fake and toxic information. Illustration photo: tuyengiao.vn

In addition, many individuals who "self-evolve" and "self-transform" frequently post, share, and comment on social networks on one-sided, inaccurate, unverified information or information about cases that are under investigation and have not yet had an official conclusion... leading to confusion and mixed reactions in public opinion, creating opportunities for hostile forces and reactionary and opportunistic political elements to propagate distortions and sabotage, causing political, economic, and social instability.

Recently, in Nghe An province, many accounts have been discovered posting false information, especially regarding the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic. Hostile, reactionary, and opportunistic political forces have disseminated many documents with distorted, slanderous content, blatantly denying the efforts, efforts, and results in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic of Party committees and authorities at all levels.

In particular, they took advantage of citizens from southern provinces returning to their hometowns to avoid the epidemic to distort and provide ambiguous information about attracting tourism investment in Nam Dan district, organizing medical isolation to prevent and control the epidemic in localities... causing confusion among the people, affecting the zoning, tracing and implementation of epidemic control measures.

To prevent and stop bad and toxic information on social networks, contributing to protecting the Party's ideological foundation, each cadre and party member needs to fully and deeply understand the basic contents and great values ​​of Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought, considering them the spiritual foundation of society; firmly uphold the goal of national independence associated with socialism. Continue to strictly implement the Resolutions of the 4th Central Committee (XI, XII), Directive 05 of the Politburo in conjunction with regulations on setting an example for cadres and party members; voluntarily cultivate and train to improve political qualifications and cultivate revolutionary ethics.

Officials and party members need to closely coordinate with Party committees, authorities, and organizations to educate people about the plots and tricks of hostile forces. Illustrative photo

Each cadre and party member must regularly raise awareness and discipline when accessing information; grasp and comply with regulations on the right to information and scope of information as prescribed by the Constitution, the 2016 Law on Access to Information and the 2018 Law on Cyber ​​Security. When participating in social networks, it is necessary to strictly comply with the charter and disciplinary regulations of the Party and the organization of which they are members, and at the same time demonstrate that they are exemplary citizens in complying with the Code of Conduct on social networks issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications in June 2021.

In addition, each cadre and party member needs to be clear-sighted and sensitive to promptly detect and fight against false and hostile arguments right from the smallest manifestations, in all aspects of social life, with flexible and practical methods. This is the task of each cadre and party member in the current situation.

First of all, each cadre and party member needs to perform well the task of protecting internal politics, strengthening discipline and administrative discipline, especially the discipline of speaking during work as well as social relations. Respond quickly, flexibly, share, and explain to the people to understand the true nature of the problem, recognize the tricks, plots, and schemes of hostile forces to participate in exposing their plots and sabotage activities.

Leaders of the Tuong Duong District Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee and Yen Na commune officials met with people in Ve village, grasped their aspirations and propagated the policies of the Party and State. Photo: KL

Uncle Ho once affirmed: "It is a hundred times easier to endure without the people, and a thousand times harder to complete with the people." The same is true in the fight against erroneous and hostile viewpoints. On that basis, each cadre and party member needs to coordinate with the Party Committee, government, and organizations to spread this work to every citizen. From there, it contributes to creating a solid "national posture", effectively preventing and reducing the harm from plots, tricks, and distorted arguments of hostile and reactionary forces, contributing to stabilizing social ideology, protecting the Party's ideological foundation, and successfully implementing the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 term.