I don't have a lot of faith in government and for the most part I dislike all of it.
We are in the same boat here. I believe most prepers aim for a life independent from Government, though the crooks always find a way to steal from us. Anyways. My concern regarding preparation is exactly the end result of polarization and extremism. Was't it Plato who said that democracies end up in tirany? If we ever get to that level of civil unrest, we gotta be prepared.
Independent from everything is probably the main goal. It's so tough to get everything lined up for this thought and the thought of something breaking if hardware stores didn't exist kind of scares me. I'm pretty solid in the DIY department, but there are still many things that I would need replacements for. It's tough to prepare for everything that could possibly go wrong.