Were we in another era, where citizens and governments acted harmoniously in the interests of the people, I would probably agree with the author. But we're not.

Were we in another era, where citizens and governments acted harmoniously in the interests of the people, I would probably agree with the author. But we're not. We're in a cold war, not with Russia or China, but with our own government, who views the citizenry as a threat pool, even when history overwhelmingly reveals that most threats to governments come from opportunists within governments, and not from plebian revolts or terrorists. FWIW, the DNC leaks have been rather underwhelming, at best revealing that nominating a candidate for POTUS is not much different than nominating a high school class president, i.e. it's mostly an exercise in clique formation. The author might better spend their time and energy teaching the government how to act transparently and respect privacy than trying to convince the proles their sense of payback is immoral.