apropos of nothing, I was recently reminded of the single most infuriating story element I've ever seen in a video game

So in wasteland 3, you're working for this guy called the patriarch who is shady but has the power to send a lot of aid to your people back home in Arizona. Pretty early on you get contacted by another Arizona ranger who is at odds with him, on account of him being a corrupt dictator.

Now obviously this is setting up a choice of, will you compromise your morals for the good of your own people, even if it's bad for the people of Colorado.

Except no it isn't.