Two versions of the poster exist.

A raw outline drawing of your typical alien. The headline says, “People Vote Earth People”

A word balloon so as the alien is saying “Why are they so frantic? They are in a race. They do not understand. I wish there was some way I could materialize in my true formation to show some of the truths I know of. I wish I could help them. Unfortunately because of their history of mass persecution and genicide I don’t feel comfortable at all with such a vulnerable situation.”

A cryptic, pro-voting message. It leaves a lot of blank space at the bottom. The blank space is filled in version #2 of the poster, and this is a rough memory:

“I wish I could tell them that Voting and elections are charades. A way of making it seem like the powerless have power, even while everything that is happening is outside of their control.”

The “If voting made a difference, they’d make it illegal” attitude. An anti-voting message.

I don’t know what to make of the two versions of this poster. Who dun it. Why they exist. Which is the authentic vision the artist had in mind.

All I can say is that some words are, strangely enough, white-outed. I may have to take a closer examination of the two versions to compare and contrast.

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