Uphold the Correct Orientation of Socialist Democracy

Abstract

The question of democracy is one of the most important topics in the political life of the Chinese people. The democratic life of our country suffered serious damage over many years in the past, and the actual and ideological wounds still need continued treatment today. The question of democracy, which is also a question of the masses of people being the masters, is a fundamental one in political life under socialism. Without political democratization, there will be no economic modernization. Comrade Ye Jianying pointed out in his speech in celebration of the 30th National Day: "To rely on the masses and arouse their enthusiasm, it is first of all necessary to give full rein to socialist democracy and to guarantee that they really have the power to participate in the management of state affairs and the affairs of their own work units. At present there is not too much, but too little democracy. Full rein must be given to democracy. We must be firm and unshakable on this point. However, democracy itself has always been a complicated question. There are all kinds of people who are going after all kinds of democracy. What kind of democracy do we actually need? How do we give full rein to democracy? It cannot be said that the people's understanding is completely identical. We would like to comment on aspects of these questions.