StalinIsMaiWaifu

You didn't save my life, you ruined my (little) death!

Cyka blyat

They are called that because Andrew Jackson was pro universal white male suffrage (previously there was a wealth requirement).

Before that was the Democrat-Republican party (Andy J was divisive and killed the party) was organized as an opponent to the federalist party who were pro centralization. At the time Members of Federal Congress were appointed by the states so the name Democrat-Republican was somewhat accurate.

They haven't changed their name b/c their branding is still that they are the party "of the people"

Edit: the D-R party was formed during the era of good feelings (after the federalists fell apart), it was the (Jeffersonian) Democrats who were organized in opposition to the Federalists.

The difference between science and madness is documentation, RE NPCs are just being good scientists.

Please call me a lib, a revisionist, hell I'll even take ultra but not that

According to a recent study, not a valid species anymore, now it's Homo longi. Alternatively covered by Heidelbergensis & neanderthals.

The government doing this mostly, how about you take a politics 201 course

Organize your locality, get involved with local politics start a communal garden, do literally anything more than just vote

Honestly considering their current geopolitical status, it probably would have been a smarter move

Why is Shaun Trump's guardian angel?

Followup: it's also important to remember that the SU fell apart, it happened for a reason and stories are going to bias towards the bad side, if you want a more neutral perspective then open up red note and ask people how China is (or watch Luna Oi for a Vietnamese perspective)

A thing to remember: The Soviet Union fell 32 years ago, anyone under the age of about 40 does not accurately remember living in a Soviet country. Most of the people responding to the thread are relying on second hand knowledge or memories which come from the post-soviet collapse.

Now to your examples:

Black markets: the SU did in fact have black markets for consumer & luxury goods. Broad explanation: the SU preferred to invest into heavy industry at a direct cost to light industry while having a generous minimum wage (for the CoL). Result: large pool of consumers with excess cash and a shortage of supply, conditions ripe for black markets.

Light bulbs: lightbulbs require specialized machinery to mass produce, so like razorblades were somewhat neglected

Political disappearances: short answer: yes, political dissidents were occasionally arrested.