I think you are misrepresenting the position opposed to you. Pro-encryption people think that blindly trusting government is a bad idea because that trust is t

I think you are misrepresenting the position opposed to you. Pro-encryption people think that blindly trusting government is a bad idea because that trust is too easy to abuse, and cryptography is needed to maintain individual autonomy in a digital world so as to enable individuals to exert their democratic power over the government, so that policy changes can still happen in a democratic process in the future. Also, you might want to think about why you would not call it a "decree from elites" if the same people decided to not offer encryption, thus not giving individuals the option to encrypt their data as they wish. Or would you?