KDE expressly declares in its vision statement that it:

In a world where our privacy is increasingly threatened, we wanted to emphasize its importance. Freedom without the right to privacy is no freedom at all.

It also mentions in its mission statement that it:

• gives users full control over which information about them or their behavior is ever collected or transmitted
• provides usable security and privacy features to protect against surveillance and data theft

Despite this, KDE remains utterly mute when even the US and the EU appear keen on establishing total surveillance of all internet conversations and requiring government backdoors in all devices. I've tried several times to get KDE devs to speak up or at the very least explain why they don't, only to be met with allegations immaturity, overreaction, and, of course, trolling...

What's going on? I'm sorry, but I'm sincerely stumped:

• If you honestly think that widespread surveillance will transform the West into a paradise, or at the very least that it will do more good than harm, and that, while these laws will inevitably affect non-democratic nations, it is already too late for them, why haven't you changed your vision and mission statements to reflect this?
• If you are opposed to total surveillance and believe that it is still possible to avoid it, why aren't you putting up banners, implementing nag bars, collaborating with other open-source projects to organize protests, and so on?
• If you disagree with total surveillance but believe there is nothing we can do about it, why aren't you conceding defeat?

Please! All I want is one real answer, one, how difficult can it be?