Why does our Party adhere to Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh thought?
Marxism-Leninism is still the progressive, revolutionary path in the world at present because of its scientific and dialectical nature.
The draft Political Report submitted to the 13th National Party Congress emphasized: the consistent guiding ideology of the entire Party, people and army in the coming period is "To firmly and creatively apply and develop Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought, to firmly pursue the goal of national independence and socialism; to firmly pursue the Party's renewal policy to build and defend the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland".
This is a matter of principle, affirmed, supplemented and developed through the Congresses and is the consistent red thread throughout the journey towards the goal of a Vietnam with rich people, strong country, democracy, fairness and civilization.
Before the Party's leadership, many uprisings and movements of patriotic scholars rallying the people to fight against French colonialism were suppressed, and the path to national liberation was almost impossible to see. It was not until leader Nguyen Ai Quoc, after many years of wandering, approached Marxism-Leninism that our nation's path to national salvation made a fundamental change. Since the spring of 1930, under the leadership of the Party and the light of Marxism-Leninism, the country has been independent, free, peaceful, stable and developed, and the people's lives have become increasingly prosperous and fulfilling. Over the past 35 years, thanks to steadfastness in Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thought, in the complicated context of the international situation, our country's renovation has still achieved great achievements in all fields.
According to Mr. Duong Quang Phai, former Head of the Central Inspection Commission, it is clear that Marxism-Leninism is still the progressive and revolutionary path in the world at present because of its scientific and dialectical nature.
“At this time, there is no more progressive ideology and we should not, and even more so, rely on some points that are “no longer consistent with Marxism-Leninism” to completely deny it, that is not right. Marxism-Leninism only teaches us the basic viewpoints and materialistic measures to study and evaluate the laws of existence and development of society. Marxism cannot show us each specific job. The problem is how we understand the essence of Marxism.”
Before the 7th Party Congress, the documents of the Congresses and the Party Charter all affirmed: "The Communist Party of Vietnam takes Marxism-Leninism as the ideological foundation and compass for action". However, from the process of theoretical research and practical summation, the Communist Party of Vietnam has increasingly realized more deeply the position and role of Ho Chi Minh's thought in the development of the Vietnamese revolutionary process and has added it to its ideological foundation. The unique feature of Ho Chi Minh's thought is its development on the basis of inheriting and selecting traditional thoughts and values of the Vietnamese people, in accordance with the historical circumstances of Vietnam; absorbing and creatively applying the quintessence of human culture: Eastern and Western culture, the pinnacle of which is Marxism-Leninism.
Professor Phan Xuan Son, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, commented: the correct leadership of the Party with the guiding principle of Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh thought has brought about a harmonious combination between national strength and the strength of the times for the country.
According to Professor Phan Xuan Son, we have never had such a great opportunity as today. We have diplomatic economic relations with 190 countries and territories, 11 strategic partners, and 13 comprehensive partners. We ourselves have deeply integrated and become active and responsible members of the international community. This allows us to combine national strength with the strength of the times.
The Communist Party of Vietnam has created firm belief among cadres, party members and people in the path that our party has chosen: following Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh thought, creatively applying and developing them in accordance with Vietnamese reality.
Up to now, workers, social movements, social activists and progressive humanity in the world have not found any other ideology that can replace Marxism-Leninism in the struggle to solve social problems, striving for the noble ideal of social progress and human liberation.
Dr. Ha Son Thai, lecturer at the Academy of Politics, Ministry of National Defense, said that the Communist Party of Vietnam's steadfastness in its chosen path is completely correct and is the choice of history and the people: According to Dr. Ha Son Thai, during the Asian economic crisis in 1997, many economists, politicians, and capitalists re-read and highly appreciated the value of Marx's Capital. The reality of the Vietnamese revolution in particular and the world in general, especially the October Revolution in Russia in 1917 and the August Revolution in 1945 in Vietnam, along with the achievements of the renovation process over the past 30 years, are strong evidence for the choice of the Party and Uncle Ho: Our Party has taken Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought as the guiding principle for all its activities.
Vietnam is comprehensively promoting the cause of innovation and international integration in the context of unpredictable developments in the world, region and the country. Hostile forces are seeking every way to sabotage the Vietnamese revolutionary cause. In the midst of the storm, we must be even more steadfast in our efforts to realize the aspiration of building a strong and prosperous country.
According to Associate Professor, Doctor, Major General Nguyen Ba Duong, former Director of the Institute of Military Social Sciences and Humanities, Ministry of National Defense, the Party must be loyal, steadfast and creatively applyMarxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh thought; Strengthen the nature of the working class, make the Party truly clean and strong in politics, ideology, organization and morality; must fight to overcome degradation, corruption, waste and bureaucracy. That brings prestige, honor and position to the Party before the entire nation, people and before cadres, soldiers and compatriots.
Third, the Party must build a team of elite cadres, especially strategic cadres, who are devoted to the country and the people, and who dedicate and sacrifice their lives for the Party's revolutionary cause. That is what the people evaluate and assess the merits and contributions of each cadre and Party member to the Party as truly representing the most loyal interests of the people. The people place their trust and expectations in the Party and each cadre and Party member.
Fourth, the Party must tighten the relationship between the Party, the State and the People, must well implement the mechanism of Party leadership, State management, and People mastery, making the flesh-and-blood relationship between the Party, the State and the People operate smoothly, making the great national unity bloc a solid community that no force can divide or attack.
Finally, the Party must strive to fight against ideological, moral, and lifestyle degradation, against corruption, waste, peaceful evolution, and all manifestations of self-evolution and self-transformation within the Party, making the Party's "body" truly healthy, worthy of the people's trust and love, and meeting the people's expectations.
"By doing these things well, our Party will certainly always be worthy of its role as a leader and loyal servant of the people, bringing benefits and legitimate rights to the people and the nation," Major General Nguyen Ba Duong affirmed./.