"But the NSA showing an apparent deep hatred and resentment of the American public as a whole? That is not only a surprise. It’s inexcusable. And perverse."

"But the NSA showing an apparent deep hatred and resentment of the American public as a whole? That is not only a surprise. It’s inexcusable. And perverse." For me, as a European citizen, the thing that really strikes me is how many American people react to this entire 'NSA mass surveillance' situation: Average European interpretation: Mass Surveillance is evil, no matter who's doing it and no matter who's being monitored. Average American interpretation: Monitoring non-Americans is okay. What, wait, the NSA is now monitoring Americans? Monitoring Americans is evil! To me it feels like Americans, like the author of this article, seem to think of themselves as something 'better than other human beings/world citizens'. I find this very repulsive.