It just occurred to me that preppers are part of the same right wing machine that lead to the current catastrophe in the US.

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    2 days ago

    “Preppers” are not tied to one set of politics or another.

    You’re describing an imagined caricature.

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      In OPs defence, they tend to have a lot of guns. That creates implications in my mind, even though now that I actually think about it doesn’t really mean anything.

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        Still part of the caricature.

        The notion that firearms ownership is a conservative / MAGA thing is also a farce imo. You don’t even have to go full leftist to find armed progressives.

        Ultimately, there’s more to the “prepper” mindset than the catoonified arsenal of weapons for the zombie apocalypse.

        Having a deep pantry is prepping. Hell, owning a fire extinguisher is a form of prepping.