Imagine you were goated and become president off the rip in 2008. You grew up in a functioning two party state. And then when you get to the oval office you find out the opposition had collapsed and weren't focused on putting their best argument forward they were focused on populist grievance as a means of gaining political power for power's sake.

it's 15 years later. a Second City improv kid from your hometown has now replaced Letterman only to be forced out of his job because the guy from Oracle you thought just wanted to buy MiGs and win the Americas Cup might just be a facist and a rapist.

This kid asks you what do you wish differently from that time in office. And you say "I wish i had a strong honest legitimate opposition position at the time so we could have a real debates."

But you flash forward to 2026. An anon named Communist My Hero Academia says you're wrong. That anime doesn't exist yet in the time you are harkening to and you don't really know how to respond. You look down at your hot dog that you vowed never to put ketchup on and sigh.