A Critical Study Of Soft Historical Nihilism

Soft historical nihilism is soft in form and hard in core.It inherits the materialist view of history and the methodological principles of generalization and substitution of points for facets from explicit historical nihilism,while denying the guiding position of Marxism in the field of ideology and the ultimate goal of denying the leadership of the CPC remains unchanged.But in the form of "innovation" and "evolution" has been achieved.Firstly,in terms of theoretical resources,it is good at absorbing the ideological essence of Western nihilism and nihilism in ancient Chinese cultural traditions,while intertwining and integrating with various undesirable social trends such as hedonism,consumerism,extreme individualism,pan-entertainmentism and anti-intellectualism to achieve strategic alliance,making its identity much less recognizable.Secondly,in terms of integration with reality,they make full use of the actual situation of unbalanced and insufficient development that still exists in Chinese society in the new era,and are good at making use of the people’s momentary discontent in the process of pursuing a better life in areas such as education,medical care,ecology,democracy and security,and like to make a big deal out of "objective evaluation" and "speaking for the people".They like to carry private goods and peddle their values under the guise of "objective evaluation" and "speaking for the people".Finally,in the form of expression,it makes full use of the communication characteristics of the new media era,echoing with all kinds of undesirable social trends,thus presenting new forms and characteristics of narrative content concealment,discourse expression entertainment,historical cognition fragmentation,and intelligent communication methods.Soft historical nihilism is soft in form and hard in core.It inherits the materialist view of history and the methodological principles of generalization and substitution of points for facets from explicit historical nihilism,while denying the guiding position of Marxism in the field of ideology and the ultimate goal of denying the leadership of the CPC remains unchanged.But in the form of "innovation" and "evolution" has been achieved.Firstly,in terms of theoretical resources,it is good at absorbing the ideological essence of Western nihilism and nihilism in ancient Chinese cultural traditions,while intertwining and integrating with various undesirable social trends such as hedonism,consumerism,extreme individualism,pan-entertainmentism and anti-intellectualism to achieve strategic alliance,making its identity much less recognizable.Secondly,in terms of integration with reality,they make full use of the actual situation of unbalanced and insufficient development that still exists in Chinese society in the new era,and are good at making use of the people’s momentary discontent in the process of pursuing a better life in areas such as education,medical care,ecology,democracy and security,and like to make a big deal out of "objective evaluation" and "speaking for the people".They like to carry private goods and peddle their values under the guise of "objective evaluation" and "speaking for the people".Finally,in the form of expression,it makes full use of the communication characteristics of the new media era,echoing with all kinds of undesirable social trends,thus presenting new forms and characteristics of narrative content concealment,discourse expression entertainment,historical cognition fragmentation,and intelligent communication methods.Soft historical nihilism has the above-mentioned characteristics of strong concealment and low recognition,so its harm to reality is more hidden and lasting,and its governance is more difficult,so it deserves more vigilance.If it is allowed to wreak havoc,it will shake the ideological guiding position of Marxism,destroy the ecology of online public opinion,cause mass ideological turmoil,and affect the people’s confidence in the path,system,theory,and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics.In this regard,in boycott and preventive measures,we must adopt an attitude of treating both symptoms and root causes.On the one hand,work around the main contradictions of Chinese society in the new era,continue to satisfy the people’s yearning for a better life in solving the practical problems of the people’s urgent,difficult and anxious,and eliminate the breeding ground for historical nihilism in the process of continuous development.On the other hand,continue to strengthen and consolidate the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field,and use social righteousness to drive away evil tendencies.Regarding the preventive measures against soft historical nihilism,first,consolidate the foundation and cultivate the talents to strengthen historical self-confidence,which involves strengthening the education of historical materialism and the correct view of party history;establishing a normalized and institutionalized mechanism for "four histories" education;improving the historical literacy of the people.Second,exorcising evil and strengthening the voice of mainstream public opinion involves strengthening mainstream public opinion,taking the initiative to dominate public opinion,and enhancing the discourse power of mainstream public opinion.Third,pioneering and innovating to improve the ability of network social governance involves improving the monitoring and management system of network public opinion,improving the level of rule of law in network governance,and guiding audiences to establish scientific and rational media literacy.