Port-au-Prince, August 17 — A speech by Haitian Pres. Martelly in a recent “home government” meeting in Miami with members of his cabinet and the Haitian-American business community, appealed to his base to reject the candidacy of Moïse Jean-Charles, a fake leftist, for Haitian Senate. “I don’t want anyone to vote for a communist,” ranted Martelly.  
This anti-communist braying reminds one of the old practices of  his political mentor, the murderous dictator François Duvalier. Duvalier eliminated those communists, and the merely progressives, the so-called “kamoken” (“bitter pills”) who were critical of his fascist state. In fact, Duvalier won the support of the U.S. bosses and their minions in the Kennedy Administration by declaring himself the “world’s foremost anti-communist.” Martelly is following suit, declaring himself an enemy of communism to please his bosses in the U.S. Embassy. Don’t let us forget, the sons of the tiger Duvalier still are tigers. While Jean-Charles is only a minor thorn in Martelly’s foot, we know from experience that the misery created by the capitalist system cannot be reformed, either by the ballot box or by any other means.
We have to take this speech seriously, because the old practice of eliminating communists can resurface as Martelly, the Haitian ruling class, and their U.S. bosses feel their system threatened — not by Jean-Charles and the coming elections, but more importantly by the anger of the working class and the advanced ideas of their growing communist leadership. Workers increasingly cannot live under the capitalist system.
Martelly and his masters are far from stifling the reality of daily life that confronts the workers and students of Haiti. That reality always removes the veils that try to hide the misery and capitalist exploitation in Haiti. The PLP has no choice but to grow and increase the militancy of our struggle and resistance against capitalism and imperialism. In fact, the entire international working class must fight and declare war on the exploiters, no matter where they are. Because, to quote Karl Marx, “the interests of the proletariat is that of humanity. “
Don’t Vote — Revolt!
In the capitalist world today, communism is illegal, it is a crime. Because the system is in danger and communism is the only solution for all, Martelly and Co. attack communism. These words are at the same time a sign of weakness, but also a call for repression against communists wherever the revolutionary movement is growing. You can even see it when the politicians speak about elections; they are worried about the reaction of the masses. Because these elections — the attempt to pull the wool over workers’ eyes — are possible only if the working class accepts them and participates.
That’s why we have to continue to chant, “Revolt, Don’t Vote!” Communists haven’t yet won the confidence of the masses. However, the actions that communists undertake now make the bosses and their politicians tremble. That’s why they have declared war. Well, it goes both ways! The PLP and the working class also declare war on the bosses and their rotten, racist, warmongering system. “Fight for communism, power to the workers!”