As a practical matter privacy from ones own government should be a higher priority than from a foreign government who has less direct control over you.

Arguably true, but only the U.S. government has the ability to drop a bomb on you in many (if not most) countries.

What if they share data?

What are you talking about? Americans are equally victimized.

You mean kept safe.

Unless by "safe" you mean "safe from our own government". Then, not so much.

How is your own government hurting you?

Just read HN articles for a week and you will see a dozen ways.

I've been reading for a lot longer than a week. Still not feeling the hurt.

You are a troll and a buffoon. Anyone reading this and thinking about replying should just stop.

It must be so comfortable to believe so fervently in your cause that anyone who disagrees with you must be a troll.