Russia is the enemy of the state, not your enemy. The state also thinks of you as an enemy. You really shouldn't be afraid of a foreign state, your state is the only real threat to you here.
>One is just more important and dangerous than the other
Not if you're not American. The American government has shown it doesn't care at all or stop at anything to promote its self interest through American made software outside the US.
You could say a lot worse about many US allies. Saudi Arabia anyone?
Human rights are irrelevant when the US government decides who is an enemy and who is an ally.
Secret FISA courts rule away all of your basic privacy rights? Fear not. Russia is the enemy.