The sooner we get to understand that the "hope" and "alternative" to an authoritarian system is citizenry, the less disappointed we'll be when "opposition" fails. For expecting the opposition to be the projection of our collective consciousness is asking too much. Even those politicians have been creatures of the system for far too long. They are invested, infested and utterly entrenched. Every single aspect of checks/balances is compromised. That's the real tragedy now.