This is not a case of consistent logic through ignorance. The same friends who will literally go out guns blazing before letting law enforcement take their AR15, believe Snowden was a traitor and the intelligence agencies would never abuse their power ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This.

Why are we allowing people to go around society being this ignorant of what's going on?

Take the opportunity to gently inform the guy of all the information the government has on him.