Unfortunately every argument in our society right now must be focused around how the issue at hand relates to money. Also unfortunately, the "many people" you

Unfortunately every argument in our society right now must be focused around how the issue at hand relates to money. Also unfortunately, the "many people" you mention are shortsighted and prone to be scared by the fear-of-the-week. They're not reliable at picking the right things to care about, and are extremely susceptible to being riled up by the media. I tend to focus on the destruction of the free press that the NSA's surveillance implies. Sources can't be kept confidential, and so nobody will speak to journalists. Additionally, nothing is really "off the record" anymore because of surveillance. Unfortunately, this argument of mine neglects the moribund/state owned mainstream media, which really doesn't have any need for confidential sources or off the record conversations anyway.