If the US government is somehow by definition the bad guys and wholly evil, who (would you lead me to believe) are the good guys?
My point is that the government aren't the only people trying to fuck us. The private sector, big and small, is trying to do so as well.
I was drawing a parallel with bank security as the same institution-based priorities apply to the NSA. Their version of 'security' primarily involves securing the position of USG and its subsidiaries by monitoring everyone to gain intelligence against possible threats (including the non-criminal threats). This makes the citizens, who should be the most important, less secure.
One is responsible for their own actions.