No, the point is not to trust anybody (more realistically: vigorously evaluate your Web of Trust), but you should especially not trust someone who is known to be untrustworthy.
And in all seriousness I hate this world where the Government can do whatever it wants to you including spying you on all you do online, but you's rather get pissed off because of a guy pirating software. Get some perspective!
Just because he is opposed to the US government doesn't make him a hero.
The service he is advertising is valuable, but he's duplicitous. Why should I trust him?