Bringing "People are the root" into the lesson section - not just in the orientation or conclusion section - shows that this is not a valuable slogan, but a principle of directing action.
That lesson is expressed with very specific content: thoroughly grasping and thoroughly practicing the viewpoint "People are the root"; promoting the role of the subject, the central position of the People; consolidating and promoting the strength of the People and the great national unity bloc; truly trusting, respecting and promoting the people's right to mastery; fully practicing "people know, people discuss, people do, people check, people supervise, people enjoy". In particular, the report emphasizes taking satisfaction, trust of people, businesses and work efficiency as criteria for evaluating cadres.
This way of raising the issue shows that "People are the root" has been elevated into a lesson on leadership methods, controlling how to organize power, how to operate the apparatus and how to self-assess the Party's leadership capacity in the new era.
From historical morality to modern leadership methods
In the history of the Vietnamese revolution, "People are the root" is first of all a moral truth, a fundamental principle that helps the Party gather, organize and promote the People's strength in the struggle for independence and national construction. However, in the new context, the essential thing is not only to affirm the right ideology, but also to transform that ideology into an effective leadership method.
The General Secretary's report shows a very clear shift: "People are the root" no longer stops at the spirit of "for the people", but is concretized into the way of organizing the relationship between the Party, State and People. The series of practices "people know, people discuss, people do, people check, people supervise, people enjoy" reflects a modern management mindset, in which the People participate substantively in the entire life cycle of public policies, from formation to implementation and evaluation.
It is here that "People are the root" is upgraded from a moral value to a operating design of the political system, directly linked to practical efficiency and the quality of national governance.
People are the root" as the foundation of power control and Party building
A content of very profound ideological significance in the Report is the theme: relying on the People to build the Party and political system. This theme contains a very profound perception: Power cannot be completely self-controlled from within, but needs to be placed in a permanent relationship with the People.
Here, "People are the root" becomes the ideological foundation of controlling power from society. People's supervision not only helps detect deviations, but also creates motivation for the Party to self-correct, self-innovate and maintain the blood-flesh relationship with the people. This is an important development in the thinking of building a ruling Party: from emphasizing internal discipline to closely combining internal discipline and social supervision.
Taking people's satisfaction as the standard for assessing power
A new point with outstanding theoretical and practical value is the requirement to take satisfaction, trust of people, businesses and work efficiency as criteria for evaluating cadres. This is a very clear upgrade of the ideology "People are the root".
When the criteria for evaluating cadres are linked to the satisfaction of the People, power is redefined in the direction of serving power. Positions, authority or procedures are no longer the main measure; instead, the results created for society and for the people become decisive standards. This marks a shift from thinking "in accordance with procedures" to thinking "in accordance with life", necessary for life, from focusing on issuing policies to focusing on the substantive impact of policies.
At the ideological level, this is an important step in establishing a new official standard of political power in the current development conditions.
People are the root" in the strategic vision: The foundation of the people's hearts battle and sustainable development
On the basis of lessons learned and innovative leadership methods, the Report continues to affirm in the strategic vision: The people are the center, the subject, the goal, the driving force and the resource of development. This ideology completes the upgraded picture "The people are the root" from leadership methods to development philosophy.
At the same time, the Report puts "People are the root" in a direct relationship with the people's heart formation. A strong people's heart means strong national defense and security; a strong people's heart means reforms can go to the end; a strong people's heart means major difficulties and challenges can also be overcome. In the context of rapidly changing world and fierce strategic competition, the "people's heart formation" is the most important soft infrastructure of the nation, the fulcrum for successfully implementing all major strategies.
The ideological foundation for the new era
Overall, it can be seen that the General Secretary's Report has comprehensively upgraded the ideology "People are the root": From the truth and morality of history, to modern leadership and direction methods; from general political principles, to power control mechanisms; from development goals, to standards for evaluating leadership effectiveness.
When "People are the root" becomes an action ideology, dominating the way the Party sees development, organizes leadership, direction and self-assesses, that is also when the Party enters a new era with greater strategic belief, but at the same time with greater responsibility to the People than ever before. Simply put, as the General Secretary himself stated: "Each cadre and party member must be ashamed when the people are still in difficulty and poverty". This is what creates the most sustainable foothold for the long-term and sustainable development path of the country.
