If there is a major crisis - from an economic collapse, to a terror attack, natural disaster or mass civil unrest - your first thought may be to escape the city and retreat to the safety of your hideaway shelter in the countryside. But that's exactly what the collectivist government DOESN'T want you to do.
Instead, they want you to line up and join the masses at overcrowded FEMA camps and public shelters... and hope for the best.
Propaganda films during the atomic age were heavy on the scare tactics, but this one made clear that self-reliance and prepper-minded individuals are going too far against society - and should be regarded as "deserters" and "treasonous" if they don't stay put in their cities, follow orders and show up for their job.
After all, it is a collective effort, and even the threat of nuclear annihilation is no excuse for going off on your own - even to save your own family (though that certainly won't stop the elite from doing so...).
The real reason is that - just as today with terrorism - the government wants a malleable and obedient population that will take orders from central authorities and join the herd. It is instinct and survival against mass conformity and power.
True survival minded people aren't wanted unless they are in uniform serving government objectives and power.
The perfect society would be one in which the public manages to be both self reliant and committed to a common social goal.
We don't need the government to watch our every move, to dictate how to live our lives and teach us everything there is to know about the world we live in. But we do need it to provide the infrastructure, greater overall oversight and resource management to keep our civilizations from collapsing back into a warring city states period.
I live in a nation where the majority of the collected taxes are spent not on weapons and war, but on providing the needed social structure so people can focus on educating themselves, enriching their lives and helping to make society better.