There is a very relevant difference between a country which affords you civil rights surveiling you, and a country that you are not a civilian of surveiling you.
Its not just about being "fine" with one surveiling you and not the other.
So many argument threads on HN (and other discussion platforms) could be avoided if people understood that level and degree of issues matter.
It seems to always start from blanket statements or false dichotomies where "if your country does X why are you not ok with C country doing X?" and completely ignoring the nuances in between.
Its not just about being "fine" with one surveiling you and not the other.