Author: Ge Xin Source: Jun Zhengping Studio Changting County, Longyan City, Fujian Province built "paddy fields" regardless of water shortage; Fei County, Linyi City, Shandong Province set too many and too detailed assessment indicators for grassroots cadres, increasing the burde

Author: Ge Xin

Source: Jun Zhengping Studio

Changting County, Longyan, Fujian Province, built "paddy fields" regardless of water shortage; Feixian County, Linyi City, Shandong Province set too many and too detailed assessment indicators for grassroots cadres, increasing the burden on the grassroots ; Tianshui City, Gansu Province blindly borrowed money to launch projects, resulting in a huge waste of funds... Recently, the Office of the Central Leading Group for Studying and Implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the Office of the Central-Level Special Working Mechanism for Reducing Formalism to Reduce Burdens on Grassroots rectified 3 cases Formalism notifies typical issues of reducing burdens at the grassroots level, sending a strong signal to resolutely correct formalism and sounding the alarm for the majority of party members and cadres.

Formalism is the enemy of the party and the people and a "stumbling block" that hinders the smooth advancement of the great historical cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation. Previously, there was a couplet that was widely circulated on the Internet. The first couplet was "You have a meeting, I have a meeting, and everyone is meeting." The second couplet was "You post, I post, and everyone posts." phenomena and hazards.

What is certain is that since the Party Central Committee designated 2019 as the "Year of Reducing Burdens at the Grassroots Level", various localities have actively implemented it and launched a series of practical and hard measures to combat formalism, which has largely curbed some unhealthy tendencies. The party style, political style and social atmosphere have been completely renewed. However, formalism is stubborn, repetitive, and variable, and can easily cause policies to fail, work to change, good things to go wrong, and practical things to go to waste. It is a stubborn disease that damages the relationship between the party and the masses and corrupts the party's style and political style.

Why is formalism so difficult to eradicate and so frustrating? The final analysis is that some politicians have deviated from their original intention of serving the people wholeheartedly, and their views on political performance have become distorted. Isolation from reality, over-assessment, ostentation, fraud, and fame-seeking... Various manifestations of formalism have one common characteristic - no intention of seeking truth from facts, and a desire to please others. We circle around, avoid, and drag on issues of concern to the masses, and surround, chase, and support things that can gain the limelight. Just imagine, if there is a problem with a leading cadre's ideological style, then his work attitude and problem-solving methods will inevitably deviate. How can the people expect him to solve practical problems?

Chairman Xi stressed that should take efforts to guard against formalism and bureaucracy as an important task in strengthening work style construction, vigorously promote the style of hard work, promote work in a practical and head-on manner, solve problems in a vigorous and decisive manner, and see results at the bottom, and face difficulties with courage Dare to take charge and take responsibility. Ordinary people value "real things" the most, and hate "empty space" the most. Looking back on the history of our party, every time we endure hardships and take detours, it is often related to the prevalence of formalism; every time we achieve development and achievements, it is inseparable from the existence of a truth-seeking and pragmatic style.

As the saying goes: "For cadres, work is the first step." The achievements of are achieved through hard work, not through formalistic performances. Dare to take responsibility, take the initiative to fulfill their responsibilities, care about the masses, strive to do practical things well, and do good things well. This is not only the expectation of the masses for party members and cadres, but also the direction for the efforts of party members and cadres. We have many party members and cadres like this. Jiao Yulu traveled to thousands of sand dunes in Lankao to seek ways to control sand. Shi Guangyin fought against barren sand and alkali beaches for 40 years to find a way to get rich. Zhang Guimei took root in poverty-stricken areas for more than 40 years to help children in impoverished mountainous areas. Fulfilling the dream of a university... They hold the people high above their heads, dare to take responsibility, seek truth and be pragmatic, and set an example for the majority of party members and cadres. This requires party members and cadres to correct their views on political performance, correct their values, consciously eradicate formalism in their work, have more courage to sit on the "cold bench", and less luck to "show their future". After all, the cause of the party and the people has always needed "doers" rather than "actors" who can show off.

Last year, in his speech at the theme education work conference on studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, President Xi particularly emphasized: “It should be noted that formalism and bureaucracy are the key points to be inspected and rectified in this theme education. The problem with ".Currently, the second batch of thematic education is coming to an end, and all departments and units are consolidating long-term mechanisms in all aspects. We must continue to focus on prominent issues such as formalism and bureaucracy, hold on to them, and persist in constantly grasping them. We must effectively solve these problems, free cadres and officers from the shackles of formalism to start their own businesses, continue to promote thematic education in depth, and promote the development of various undertakings to achieve new results. ​​​​