First of all, this site is like a study in the Fundamental Attribution Fallacy. When I read comments like this, I&#x27;m certain the person writing them has no idea what I believe, but has someone managed to develop an entitlement to that knowledge because we share a message board. Unable to discern what it is I actually believe, you instead try to interpolate it from random comments on HN. Spoiler: it&#x27;s not working. I&#x27;m especially amused by how many different political villains I&#x27;ve managed to be cast as. Am I libertarian? Am I a statist? Am I a right-winger? Am I an SJW? Depends on the thread!<p>Stop doing that.<p>Second, the #1&#x2F;#2 distinction has nothing to do with the US government. Overwhelmingly, the #1&#x27;s I&#x27;ve interacted with have cast &quot;criminals&quot; in the &quot;bad guy&quot; role, not NSA. The point isn&#x27;t who the adversary is, it&#x27;s that they&#x27;re animated solely by the idea that they&#x27;re in a real struggle with some kind of adversary in the first place.