> Joe Schmoe might be anti-surveillance state but even more pro-gun, so if his options are anti-surveillance and anti-gun or pro both, he picks the pro-gun one

> Joe Schmoe might be anti-surveillance state but even more pro-gun, so if his options are anti-surveillance and anti-gun or pro both, he picks the pro-gun one even though his views don't entirely align. The fact of the matter is that the duopoly of US politics are both pro-surveillance aside from a select few. It simply doesn't matter because there's nothing you can do about it.