What are the main manifestations of formalism?

Formalism refers to a way of thinking and work style that only looks at the appearance of things without analyzing their essence. It violates the scientific principle that content determines form, form serves content, and content and form are unified.

The essence of formalism is subjectivism and utilitarianism; The root cause is the dislocation of the concept of political achievements and the lack of sense of responsibility, which replaces solid implementation with vigorous form and covers up contradictions and problems with glamorous appearance; The specific performance is to bully the upper and deceive the lower, make superficial articles, be more empty than real, shout slogans against the yin, and carry them out to the letter. [ 1]

The typical feature of formalism is that it is divorced from real life and emphasizes the independence of aesthetic activities and the absoluteness of artistic forms. It is believed that form determines content, not content determines form.

Formalism has its ideological and theoretical basis and social and historical roots. The ideological and theoretical basis is idealism metaphysics, and the social and historical root is the negative influence of customary forces and traditional culture. There are two sources of a unit formalism.

The first is the thought of fame and fortune. Utilitarianism and selfishness are hotbeds of formalism. Individual leaders are famous for individuals and units, showing off so-called "political achievements" and keen to engage in some "star projects" with great momentum, scale and influence; Regardless of the actual situation and ability of the unit, go abroad for inspection every day, eat and drink, and waste a lot of financial and material resources of the country; Some eyes grow to the top of the head, "as long as the leaders are satisfied, they are not afraid of criticism from the masses"; Some pay attention to the immediate work, regardless of the long-term, in exchange for personal fame and fortune at the expense of the long-term interests of the unit.

The second is lazy style. Inertia leads to floating thoughts and prosperity in form. I like to work hard on the form, but be quick, no matter what the effect is. Some people are satisfied with documents and meetings, and are only satisfied with the original instructions from their superiors. The problem that should be grasped was not grasped in time, and the problem that should be solved was not solved well.

Grassroots and the masses hate "formalism kills people". To eradicate stubborn formalism, we must eradicate the ideological roots, cure diseases in key and difficult points, be realistic in the implementation of responsibilities, and nip in the bud.