When I attempted to explain the need for “disaster preparedness” to my benchmark lib,
it was like talking to a wall. The repeated answer I got was “if that situation happens, we’ll all be in the same boat”.
I guess that it doesn’t matter if you’re starving, thirsty and cold, just as long as EVERYONE is starving, thirsty, and cold.
You lib friend has no need to prepare. You are prepared and have let him know that. If he can't get from you what he needs, he can organize a large enough group (gov't?) to take it from you.