Why, I can't say for sure. This NSA fiasco was just a wake-up call for me, personally. But my theory is that if people are left comfortable enough, they won't

Why, I can't say for sure. This NSA fiasco was just a wake-up call for me, personally. But my theory is that if people are left comfortable enough, they won't question authority. Even when we hear of torture, corruption it's almost always happening to someone we don't know or have a hard time sympathizing with. The assumption is, if I am not doing anything wrong, why should I worry? I am not a terrorist, I am not a criminal. But the real issue is that we don't live in a system governed by laws. We live in a system controlled by people and by all accounts, very greedy people. So the definition of "wrong" comes in to play. What warrants "them" to take away your "freedom of speech" or "freedom to privacy"? Are you a drug smuggler, terrorist, child-pornographer, movie pirate or just someone who failed to account for a 5000 dollars on your last tax return? Who gets to decide? It's not the people, that's for sure!