Chapter 28 If you engage in egalitarianism, you will not be able to develop

There is also a passage in your "What is Socialism" that is also very thought-provoking: "In a country like ours with a deep tradition of small production and a broad foundation, it is not only an unscientific or even distorted understanding of socialism with the concept of small production. There is a real danger, and indeed there is a wide market. Socialism, which prefers poverty, is, from a certain point of view, a reflection of the concept of "satisfaction with poverty and happiness for justice" of small producers. The demand of small producers for thousands of years is "equal poverty" Therefore, in the Chinese revolution and socialist construction, according to their own wishes and ignorance, they interpreted the common prosperity of socialism as egalitarianism, or even absolute egalitarianism. Egalitarianism is by no means social Doctrine is precisely the reaction against socialism.”

Mao Zedong said that we should listen to the opinions of the masses and not be the tail of the masses.In today's China, 62% of the population are small-scale farmers, and most of the urban workers are first- or second-generation farmers who have just transferred from farmers. Many of our intellectuals and cadres are also farmers.Not to mention the traditional culture of small producers for thousands of years.Therefore, the huge and profound influence of small production consciousness must not be ignored.We can't listen to what the masses say, and be the tail of the masses.Being the tail of the masses is not the real mass line.Regarding the demand of small producers to "equalize the rich and the poor", the party must carry out long-term education with a clear-cut stand, and cannot use egalitarian distribution to satisfy it.In the era of the planned economy in the past, egalitarian distribution was practiced and suffered a lot.Now, we are a socialist market economy, we must insist on doing things in accordance with the laws of the market economy.Equalitarianism can no longer be practiced.

If egalitarianism is practiced, China's development will not progress.Egalitarianism will oppress those who have mastered advanced productive forces, which is not conducive to development.Of course, there are disadvantaged groups who are in a disadvantaged position in the market economy competition.The fundamental reason for their weakness is that they are in a backward productive position.Therefore, socialism must first ensure their food and clothing, provide basic living conditions, and at least maintain a humanitarian standard of living.At the same time, it is more important to cultivate them to master advanced productivity skills in accordance with the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, so as to turn them from weak to strong.Only by developing advanced productive forces in this way is the inexhaustible source of China's sustained and rapid economic and social development.

Social problems always exist, and some problems may be quite acute in certain regions at a certain period.If there is no problem, the central government will not mention the scientific outlook on development, nor will it demand the building of a harmonious society.In fact, as a result of the development of the market economy, a new class will inevitably emerge, new contradictions will emerge while old contradictions are resolved, and new disharmony will form. This is unavoidable.To build a harmonious society is to solve those new contradictions and disharmony, including education, medical care and housing.A harmonious society is not egalitarianism, which leads to widespread poverty and is the greatest disharmony.A harmonious society is not a society without differences and contradictions. It just eliminates antagonistic contradictions (such as class struggle) and prevents non-antagonistic contradictions (such as contradictions among the people) from intensifying into antagonistic contradictions.How to prevent it?How to deal with it?

Rely on socialist reform and opening up, rely on further deepening reform!But some say the cost of education reform is borne by the poor.Facts speak louder than words! When the college entrance examination was resumed in 1977, how many college students were there in China? 200,000 to 300,000 people.How many college students are there now?With an annual enrollment of more than 5 million, the number of college students can be imagined.In just over 20 years, it has grown dozens of times, or hundreds of times!Most of these college students and these new intellectuals are the children of workers and peasants, the children of ordinary people.Such a living fact is obvious, how can it be said that the poor have borne the cost of education reform?Besides, poor students can use bank loans to complete their studies and pay them back after work.There are also various scholarships and grants supported by the government and society to support the enrollment of poor students.Is this also making the poor bear the cost of education reform?

Of course, the development of education cannot keep up with the needs of economic and social development, especially rural education. This is right, and the government should and is constantly taking new measures.But the facts must not be obscured, nor should unrealistic demands be incited.It has also been more than 20 years of reform and opening up, why are there still poor people?This issue must also be looked at dialectically. From the universal poverty of egalitarianism to the common increase in the gap between the rich and the poor, this is a historic progress that has greatly promoted the development of China's economy and society.The ultimate goal of socialism is common prosperity, which is also a diamond-shaped (olive-shaped) gap between the rich and the poor.Since there is a gap, there are relatively poor poor people!From a historical perspective, my country is still in the primary stage of socialism, which is a rather long historical stage, and it is impossible to completely eliminate poverty.Therefore, we should explain and educate the whole society, and for those poor people, we must strive for self-improvement and work hard.For other wealthy people, they should think of the source when drinking water, increase their sense of social responsibility, and do more good deeds.Many entrepreneurs have done this, and this is what a harmonious society does.Many people now need psychological counseling. They are psychologically unbalanced, causing many conflicts that should not be intensified to be intensified, and destroying social harmony.Therefore, our party’s proposal to build a harmonious society is very remarkable and has extremely rich content. It is worthy of in-depth and lasting research, elucidation and innovation, so that socialism can increase its appeal.