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The idea is sound enough, but the rhetoric is deeply unpalatable. Focus on what you think people should be doing, not not doing.
I've gone over it, albeit on a surface level to keep it relatively short, if you really want to know more then you ought to listen to people who go deeper than i am, not to go all "I'm not here to educate you" but you really do have better sources than a stranger's comment on the internet.
I'm trying to be very clear that I understand and mostly agree with the ideas that underlie the rhetoric, which I think is unfortunately not up to the same standard. If we want these ideas to catch on, we're going to need a prettier bow on it than "don't vote", which is discouraging and whiffs of fifth column.
I agree, i even said "don't vote" is explicitly not the message, the image above is just agitation that is meant to spur people into action beyond mere voting for an alternative.