I'm not calling you idealistic for what you want. I want a trustworthy government too. I'm calling you idealistic because you are putting your hopes in an ide

I'm not calling you idealistic for what you want. I want a trustworthy government too. I'm calling you idealistic because you are putting your hopes in an idealistic solution when Google could provide you with a technical solution now. One type of check and balance against untrustworthy governments is robust civil institutions. Technology companies could be helping to provide those. It seems to me that in the presence of an untrustworthy government, a state of affairs that had existed throughout history, you prefer ad-supported free email to privacy.