It is. The US government wants you to be able to oppose the governments of countries X, Y and Z. A long list. So it pays for Tor. Other branches of the same go

It is. The US government wants you to be able to oppose the governments of countries X, Y and Z. A long list. So it pays for Tor. Other branches of the same government want to spy on you, in much the same way as the governments of X, Y and Z.