First, quite a few other nations already spy on us and did so long before the NSA put all their cards into the digital basket. They would continue to do so regardless of anything the US did.
Second, your own government is cooperating and probably adding quite a bit more to the mix.
Third, "Americans" have little do with it. I don't condone it and I have no control over it. Many are apathetic, sure, but many more are apathetic in your own country. Most of the outrage in the media and political circles has been in the US. Explain that?
Personally, I'd say we need to remain aware that we have a leader role on this tiny planet. What we do will always be kind of seen as "the future".
We have much more power than any nation and therefor we have much more responsibility. If we f#ck up, the world's f#cked. It may sound arrogant, but that is the power balance of today as I see it.
We have more power and therefor more potential to do good and to save the planet than any other nation. But recently, we have used it pretty much against that goal...
First, quite a few other nations already spy on us and did so long before the NSA put all their cards into the digital basket. They would continue to do so regardless of anything the US did.
Second, your own government is cooperating and probably adding quite a bit more to the mix.
Third, "Americans" have little do with it. I don't condone it and I have no control over it. Many are apathetic, sure, but many more are apathetic in your own country. Most of the outrage in the media and political circles has been in the US. Explain that?