What is the "correct political direction"?

So, what is the "correct political direction"? The editorial of People's Daily believes that it is the following two persistences: "Adhere to the political development path of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhere to the organic unity of the party's leadership, the people being the masters of the country and governing the country according to law, actively and steadily promote the reform of the political system, and constantly promote the self-improvement and development of the socialist political system."

In fact, whether a specific "political direction" is really "correct" is theoretically unprovable and meaningless. For example, if you say "Zhang San will definitely die", in most cases, this sentence is tantamount to nonsense. Unless Zhang San is a fool, he cares too much about "definitely dying" to sleep well. For most people, "alive"

If a person wants to live with a sense of security, he must devote himself to the current political reality. In other words, political reality should give people a sense of security; Otherwise, we will have no reasonable future expectations and may be sacrificed in political reality at any time. So, how does realistic politics give people a sense of security? Obviously, it is "legitimacy"! Only legitimate politics can bring people a sense of security and have reasonable expectations for the future. So, what is the "legitimacy" of politics? There are countless discussions in this regard, but their similarity lies in the fact that the first requirement of political legitimacy must be recognized by the ruled.

Quark, a French political scholar, explained in his book Legitimacy and Politics: "Political legitimacy is the first priority of state governance. What is political legitimacy? -Are your rules accepted by most people? Do you decide according to the wishes of the authorizer? When the authorizer is dissatisfied with your rule, do you transfer power peacefully in a pre-agreed way, or abuse the power you have obtained to continue to maintain your rule by violence? The answers to these questions distinguish between political legitimacy and illegality. The first condition for gaining political legitimacy is that, as an individual, he agrees to the power granted. No agreed responsibilities and obligations (i.e. rights) are invalid. The legitimacy of politics is based on the will of small groups and even individuals, and its disastrous consequences make it impossible for many nations or countries to stand in the forest of world civilization. "

Quark believes that politics "based on the will of small groups or even individuals" will inevitably lead to disastrous consequences: making it impossible for nations and countries to stand in the forest of world civilization. In fact, quark theory has been proved by countless historical facts.