If your own government spies on you, it is a tool of tyranny, and easily destroys democracy. If some foreign government spies on you, it is unpleasant to think

If your own government spies on you, it is a tool of tyranny, and easily destroys democracy. If some foreign government spies on you, it is unpleasant to think about, but it holds little to no power over you, so it's much less of an issue.