How would "Americans" feel about some other nation spying on them? Do you guys realise that you are handing a get out of jail free card to Chinese, Iranians, Russians to continue censoring and surveying their citizens and YOU LOT as well
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?
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...