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The most concerning part to me is that this speech now prioritizes the interests of individuals (he calls "consumers") below that of large corporations and governments.

A country is made of people. In some ways we of course act as "consumers" but that is not the beginning and end of what it means to be human. The government's needs are not endogenous; the government's justification for doing certain things is ultimately because people will be better off for it (otherwise it's simply "might makes right)". In addition, corporations, at the end of the day, get certain protections (and additional requirements as well) as they are they are machines to help people achieve various ends (e.g. providing goods, providing jobs, providing an opportunity to create wealth); they are not primary actors in themselves.

BTW my observation is not a comment on the specific politics of the past few years; past AsG and FBI heads have given similar talks and inherently will desire to achieve their job's objectives with the minimum of barriers. This scary formulation just shows how the terms of discussion have shifted.