新时期思想政治工作者除了应具有坚定的共产主义理想信念、优秀的道德品质、甘于寂寞乐于清贫的奉献精神、吃苦耐劳乐于助人的高尚情操外,笔者粗浅地认为还应具有以下几个方面的基本素质:厚实的优秀传统文化基本知识和较高的理论素养。常言道根深才能叶茂。厚实的优秀传统文化知识和较高的理论素养,犹如树木之根、大厦之基。首先,修身立德之需要。新时期思想政治工作者,必须努力学习马克思主义中国化的最新成果,学习中华民族优秀的传统文化知识,不断提高自己的道德修 Ideological and political workers in the new era should not only have strong ideals and beliefs of communism, excellent moral qualities, willingness to be indifferent to the dedication of the poor, hard-working and helpful, noble and sentimentalist, the author believes that should also have the following aspects Basic qualities: solid basic knowledge of excellent traditional culture and high theoretical knowledge. As the saying goes, deep roots can leafy. Thick excellent traditional and cultural knowledge and high theoretical knowledge, like the roots of trees, the building of the base. First, the need to cultivate morality. The ideological and political workers in the new period must make every effort to learn the latest achievements of Marxism in China, learn the excellent traditional and cultural knowledge of the Chinese nation and constantly improve their moral cultivation