Why should we review the "tradition of reform"

Why should we review the "tradition of reform"

Historical experience is indispensable to human activities in any field. It is related to the reform of the country, the nation and even the whole mankind, and it is inseparable from the review and research of the reform tradition, drawing nutrition from the research, drawing lessons from successful experiences, learning lessons from failures, avoiding making big mistakes and correcting the reform direction. Without drawing lessons from the reform tradition, inheriting it unscientific and taking the human reform tradition as an important frame of reference, it is inconceivable that the reform will succeed.

First of all, reviewing the reform history and carrying forward the reform tradition will greatly enhance the reformers' confidence in victory and enhance their fighting spirit.

It is a great reform for mankind to go from trees to the ground and from forests to Yuan Ye. When people leave the tree, their bodies become clumsy, and their ability to pick wild fruits is not as good as that of monkeys, but their intelligence has improved, and they have more means to get food and more abundant food sources. However, at that time, whether to "stand up or continue to climb down", there must be great differences. Mr. Lu Xun once joked that the first monkey who stood up was bitten to death, which also made sense. At first, trains were driven by steam locomotives, but the first trains that appeared in Tangshan, China had to be pulled by mules and horses. During the people's commune period, farmers could not eat for a while, and farmers in Xiaogang Village, Fengyang, Anhui Province secretly contracted land and were full. Everyone knows that there is hope when the land is handed over to farmers for planting. This is common sense, but common sense sometimes challenges authority, and sticking to common sense may cost blood.

In the process of gradually abandoning the planned economy and moving towards the market economy, although the market economy has been labeled as "socialism", there are still many obstacles when it is introduced. As we all know, the relationship between the party and the people is "fish and water", but for decades, it has always been "water" that needs "fish" to thank. Some time ago, Wang Yang, secretary of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, said that people should not be grateful to the Party and the government. This statement is refreshing. This is a reform of ideas. If someone dared to say so during the Cultural Revolution, what would be the consequences? Dissecting any reform case, it is not difficult to find that despite the difficulties and twists, the power of progress, rational voice and scientific methods always prevail in the end, and history always marches forward. Trains are still driven by coal, oil and electricity, and the land is best left to farmers to plant for harvest. Competing with scientific laws, competing with human nature, and competing with the general trend of human development will eventually be defeated.

Secondly, reviewing the tradition of reform is helpful to see the direction and coordinates of reform.

Our usual sense of reform refers to the denial or transformation of old systems and policies that conform to common sense and the objective laws of human development, are conducive to social development and increase people's well-being. Turning the original good things into bad things is certainly not called reform. Deviating from human common sense and undermining the normal order of society is not called reform. If someone tries to deny or confuse * * * knowledge, so that people can't find the coordinates of reform, and thus lose the direction of reform, this person is definitely not a reformer. It can be further inferred that reform has violated his fundamental interests and endangered his existence, and he will stop and destroy it by hook or by crook.

The reform without coordinates is dangerous and terrible, and the price paid for it is also huge. The correct road is like crossing the grass in the Long March, which was explored by countless Red Army soldiers at the cost of their lives. Deviating from this lifeline is not only stupid but also suspicious. If in the distant ancient times, small countries and few people could deviate from human civilization for a period of time, then today's world has become a "global village", which can only be self-defeating. Deng Xiaoping once said: "Now, the economic development of some neighboring countries and regions is faster than ours. If we don't develop or develop too slowly, the people will have problems. " (Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping, Volume III, People's Publishing House, 1993) This is the pressure after seeing the world coordinates. China's reform should not only focus on the world's frame of reference, but also clarify the history of China, especially the modern reform since 100, find out what historical changes have taken place in the contemporary reform itself, find out the relationship between today's reform and historical reform, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the reform since 100. Only in this way can we see the reform goal clearly.

Third, reviewing the reform tradition will help us find strategies and tactics to defeat the enemy and learn important experiences to avoid reform risks.

For example, we should pay attention to the timing of reform. Miss the opportunity and regret it; And before the time is up, it is wasted. For example, the reform should take care of the interests of all parties as much as possible and should not make enemies on all sides, otherwise instability will be swallowed up by conservative forces. Wang Yang and Zhu, leaders of Guangdong Province, profoundly pointed out that the biggest obstacle to the current reform is the pattern of vested interests, and the biggest obstacle to the government reform also comes from the government itself. This reminds us that how to ensure the reasonable and legitimate interests of cadres at all levels, unite them to the maximum extent and make them the driving force for reform is a very realistic reform problem. For another example, in the struggle against conservative forces, we should know how to compromise and sometimes make appropriate concessions, which can reduce the cost of reform and improve the speed of reform. It is commendable to triumph blindly and be wiped out by the whole army, but in the face of arduous and complicated reform struggle, it is likely to be more than just failure. We should also see that for a long time, people have given the impression that as long as we use foreign experience, it is reform. Actually, it is not. If worshipping the wrong Lord brings chaos and suffering instead of prosperity and well-being, it can't be called reform.