No system of mass surveillance has existed in any society that we know of to this point that has not been abused.
Citizens with a conscience are not going to ignore wrong-doing simply because they'll be destroyed for it: the conscience forbids it.
You shouldn't change your behavior because a government agency somewhere is doing the wrong thing. If we sacrifice our values because we're afraid, we don't care very much about those values.
If I had to describe myself, I wouldn't use words like 'hero.' I wouldn't use 'patriot,' and I wouldn't use 'traitor.' I'd say I'm an American and I'm a citizen, just like everyone else.
Suspicionless surveillance does not become okay simply because it's only victimizing 95% of the world instead of 100%.
I would rather be without a state than without a voice.
