I also imagine that the parent's mentality is one people only have after the fact. I imagine if you hypothetically described a US government with its current su

I also imagine that the parent's mentality is one people only have after the fact. I imagine if you hypothetically described a US government with its current surveillance powers before Snowden's leaks, people would have said they wouldn't want such a thing. They would have said it was equivalent to 1984. But after Snowden's leaks? It's simply something we have to accept.