[FinanceQuestion]

While I believe that any presidential person in power including his staff is mainly interested in their own protection, they are also partially aligned with my protection.

The degree at which they oppose me or protect me is unknown by me, but for the most part I believe they are protecting me, not for me, but because I naturally align with them.

Now, if you are not an American, their interests are much less aligned with yours. In that case, I agree.

For example, I would appreciate if all foreign government officials had all their emails, phone calls etc. open, but would like to protect my officials.

Hypocritical? I don't think so, its basically a matter of wanting the people with alignment to me to continue having power.

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"I believe that any presidential person in power [..] they are also partially aligned with my protection"

Citation needed? If you were a eg a google employ at the time of wage fixing, would you think it cared about you, cause "your had aligned interests"? Maybe you should q what your interests are, and what of the politicians and mega corps.

Call me cynical, but they care for your protection, as much, and for the same reasons, as the kings used to "care" about their serfs.

"The degree at which they oppose me or protect me is unknown by me, but for the most part I believe they are protecting me"

Stockholm syndrome? Sad love story? You (us) being played, manipulated and exploited?