[fireattack]

>> But evvvveryone spies on everyone

> The NSA has a budget bigger than entire countries economic output. Not everyone spies on everyone to the same extent.

Doesn't it fall into second half of his opinion? "except those who cannot muster the resources to do so".

Not that I necessarily agree, but I see no contradiction.

[nytgop77]

"except those who cannot muster the resources to do so" is about power of countryA vs countryB. Your parent is writing about power of countryAspies vs countryApeople/countryAdemocraticprocess.