Even as a tyke I noted the various ways in which my Grammma not-the-Bircher had numerous containers by kitchen sink re the various critters at her 'ranch': aka rabbits, chickens et al: Nothing-wasted was the point--though these were also about general thriftiness-from-experience of Kapitalismo's 'actuality'.

More relevant: there were 'Drives' whereby Everything! from iron gates through [n+1] of anything mentioned in the Periodic Chart ... also filtered into memory. It is no exaggeration that virtually every 'normal' person pledged (actual allegiance to) Helping the governments at all levels: to Do most any suggestion of the whole class of Minions (sans any overtones) which this tyke might--much later have deemed?--some coerced Authoritarianism ..or other 'stick'.
E Pluribus just Was bloody-Unum. To this tyke, anyway.

Loved Nader's quip ..but it's still Iffy because Shrub :-/