Freedom is when your government illegally eavesdrops on your phone calls and keeps records of who you called, when and for how long.

Freedom is when your government illegally tracks your international financial dealings and those of foreigners.

Freedom is when your government fingerprints and iris-scans all visitors to your country.

Freedom is when your government illegally demands personal information on people flying through your country’s air space.

Freedom is when your government scans the internet and your emails for personal information to add to its databases so it can keep tabs on everything you do.

Democracy is when your government steals your election.

Is this the sort of freedom & democracy the U.S. wants to spread to the world?