A few years ago anyone who was a “prepper” was deemed a potential militant domestic terrorist. This perception discouraged quite a few from even trying to prep for disasters because they were afraid of guilt by association and didn’t want a Ruby Ridge on their home. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
I canned 71 jars of tomato juice this summer and 11 jars of tomato soup. Am I a terrorist also? Lots of green peppers in the freezer to.
I just told people I did it because I remembered a certain squall line that wiped out the power north and northwest of town, for miles around, for close to a week. Lost everything in my fridge and freezer, the area stores were all closed till power was back (and they had to dump most of their fresh/frozen stock anyway)...and I wasn’t going to be caught flatfooted like that again. They actually agreed with me!
I am still working through a few thousand rounds of ammo hoarded in the early Obama years.
Now if there is a zombie apocalypse, I am just going to lay down in the street.