Chapter 40 dogmatism shit not as good as

After the Anti-Japanese War began, due to the great success of the party's united front work, a large number of young people flocked to Yan'an from all over the country, and a large number of people joined the Communist Party of China.Most of these people came from the peasantry and the petty bourgeoisie, "they have very cute revolutionary enthusiasm and are willing to accept the training of Marxism; ".Their ideological level is uneven, and they don't know much about the history of the CCP. These party members "if they don't improve a step, they won't be able to grasp the new situation in the future."Therefore, Mao Zedong decided to carry out a rectification movement within the entire party, to carry out a general Marxism-Leninism education for the whole party, to reform the mind, and to truly achieve the unity and unity of the whole party.

On February 1, 1942, the auditorium of the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China was full, and the Central Party School was holding its opening ceremony.Mao Zedong made a speech entitled "Rectifying the Style of Study, Party Style, and Style of Writing". Not long after the opening, Mao Zedong pointed out: "We are the Communist Party. If we want to lead the people to defeat the enemy, our ranks must be orderly, our steps must be consistent, our soldiers must be fine, and our weapons must be good. If these conditions are not met, then the enemy will not will be defeated by us."

"What's wrong with our party now?" Mao Zedong first affirmed that the party’s general line since the War of Resistance was correct, and hundreds of thousands of party members were leading the people to fight against the enemy. However, Mao Zedong changed the subject and said that the party “still has problems, and in a sense, the problems It's pretty serious." What's the problem?Mao Zedong pointed to his own head and said: "There are a few things that are not quite correct or decent in the minds of some comrades." He explained: "That is to say, there are still some irregularities in our style of study, there are still some irregularities in our party style, and there are also some irregularities in our writing style. The so-called incorrect style of study is the contradiction of subjectivism. The so-called The style of the party is not correct, which means that there are contradictions of sectarianism. The so-called style of writing is not correct, which means that there are problems of stereotyped party writing.”

At this point, he stopped, looking at the crowd listening carefully under the platform, and looking at the north wind raging outside the window, he had an idea, and said witty words: "These styles are not correct, not like the north wind blowing in winter. , it’s everywhere. Subjectivism, sectarianism, and stereotyped party writing are no longer the dominant style of work. This is just a headwind, an unhealthy wind, and it came out of the air-raid shelter.” As soon as he finished speaking, the meeting erupted. Let out a hearty laugh. He called on everyone to do the work of "plugging holes": oppose subjectivism to rectify the style of study, oppose sectarianism to rectify the party style, and oppose stereotyped party writing to rectify the style of writing. This is our task.

Then, aiming at the confused concepts popular in Yan'an at that time, he clarified what is a theorist, what is an intellectual, and what is related to reality. He clearly pointed out: A person who only knows how to recite Marxist economics or philosophy, from Chapter 1 to Chapter 10, but cannot apply it at all, cannot be regarded as a theorist.A true theorist is one who can correctly explain practical problems that occurred in history and revolutions based on the standpoint, viewpoint and method of Marxism-Leninism, and can give scientific explanations on China's political, economic, military, and cultural issues. Give an explanation of the theory.Those who only have book knowledge but lack practicality cannot be regarded as real intellectuals, at most they can only be regarded as half intellectuals.

There are two kinds of subjectivism: one is dogmatism and the other is empiricism, but in our Party dogmatism is more dangerous.Because dogmatism tends to put on the face of Marxism, frighten workers and peasants cadres, frighten innocent young people, and take them as prisoners.We must overcome dogmatism, enable people with book knowledge to develop into practical aspects, engage in the study of practical things, and produce genuine theorists.We must overcome dogmatism, enable experienced comrades to obtain good theoretical training, and enable their experience to be promoted into theory, thereby avoiding the mistakes of empiricism.

So how does the theory of Marxism-Leninism relate to the reality of the Chinese revolution? Mao Zedong summed it up in a popular saying: "Target the target." "The relationship between Marxism-Leninism and the Chinese revolution is the relationship between the arrow and the target." Some comrades "targeted no target" and threw them randomly; "some comrades just rubbed the arrows in their hands, repeatedly saying: "Good arrows! Good arrows!" but they are always unwilling to release them. Such people are connoisseurs of antiques and have almost nothing to do with the revolution. The arrow of Marxism-Leninism must be shot at the target of the Chinese revolution."

He reminded everyone: "Our comrades must understand that we study Marxism-Leninism not for the sake of looks, nor because it has any mystery, but because it is the science that leads the cause of the proletarian revolution to victory." Mao Zedong criticized some people's practice of treating Marxism-Leninism as a dead dogma. He said: "Until now, there are still many people who regard certain individual words and sentences in Marxism-Leninism books as ready-made panacea. Once you get it, you can cure all kinds of diseases without any effort. This is a kind of childish ignorance."

"Some people are stupider than pigs." Mao Zedong mercilessly criticized the "Left" adventurists for going to demonstrations every anniversary, knowing that the enemy was prepared, and wanting to arrest people, regardless of everything.He said: "Look, the pig is humming and walking forward in the pigsty. When it hits a wall, it knows to turn back, but those people know that they will be arrested by the enemy, and they don't turn back. Isn't this stupider than a pig?" "Dogmatism is not as good as dog shit. Dog shit can be used to fertilize fields, and human shit can be fed to dogs. But what about dogmatism? It can neither fertilize fields nor feed dogs. What's the use?"

Mao Zedong thoroughly criticized subjectivism, especially dogmatism, stripping off the cloak of so-called "theoreticians". Sectarianism is a manifestation of subjectivism in organizational relations. In his speech, Mao Zedong analyzed the various manifestations and harms of sectarianism, pointing out that internal sectarianism tends to generate internal exclusion and hinder the unity and unity of the party; Sectarian tendencies generate exclusion and hinder the party's cause of uniting the people of the country.He said earnestly: "Assuming that there are 4.5 million party members out of the 450 million people in China, which only accounts for 1 percent, why should we not cooperate with non-Party personnel? We only have the obligation to cooperate with them." , have no right to exclude them.”

Mao Zedong's words made the audience feel like seeing the sun through the fog. On February 8, the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Publishing Bureau jointly held a propaganda work meeting in Yangjialing.Kai Feng, the acting head of the Central Propaganda Department, first made a report titled "The Stereotyped Party Writing Cannot Be Permitted to Continue Existing, Spiritually or Materially".Mao Zedong delivered a speech on "Opposing Party Stereotypes" at the meeting. Mao Zedong pointed out: Stereotyped writing in the Party is a manifestation of formalist errors in the Chinese cultural circles within the Party after the May 4th New Culture Movement, and a form of language expression of subjectivism and sectarianism that existed within the Party.Mao Zedong used pungent, vivid and vivid language to enumerate the eight major crimes of party stereotypes. He compared the long speeches full of empty words and meaningless words to the foot wraps of lazy women, which are "long and smelly", and asked people to hurry up and put them away. It goes to the trash.He believed that stereotyped writing by the Party constrained people's thinking and easily suffocated the revolutionary spirit. To develop the revolutionary spirit, "foreign stereotyped writing must be abolished, empty and abstract tunes must be sung less, dogmatism must be put to rest, and replaced by fresh and lively The Chinese style and Chinese style that are loved by the Chinese people.” Mao Zedong's report, "like a boulder hitting water, aroused strong repercussions."Mao Zedong's mobilization was like beating a war drum, calling people to fight.Thus, the whole party's rectification movement started in Yan'an, launching a comprehensive and violent attack on subjectivism, sectarianism, and stereotyped party writing.