After working my ass off throughout my 20s, I'm finally at a point where I can purchase a nice place for myself.

But instead of being excited about this, I find myself apprehensive

Without getting too political, many people I follow, many I've spoken to, etc. are all telling me that I need to be ready to leave should things quickly fall apart. Of course they are addressing the social unrest, political tensions, economic strain, etc.

I'm finding it hard to rationalize the spending of nearly seven figures on a nice home whilst also holding in my head the idea that at some point within the next few years I may have to abandon said home. And I don't even know what "abandon" means. Would it be a temporary escape to a nearby city? If so, would we be returning to destroyed properties? Or perhaps it's a complete relocation to another state altogether in which case a return would be uncertain.

Either way, it makes it hard to justify a house purchase. Of course, maybe I'm just being paranoid and I may never have to leave. And I don't watch news, I'm not on social media. But I'm a history and economics buff and the past can be very informative which is predominantly what I'm using to base my perspective on along with others whom I follow and converse with.

Curious as to what you all think of this. Are my hesitations justified? What would you do in my shoes?