You misinterpret the thrust of my argument.

There is no defense against CIA or NSA intrusion of your workstation if they target you. I'm not saying that in a speculative fashion.

However:

My only argument is that this fact shouldn't be a reason to keep people out of the fight. We win by people assuming the risks and fighting, not by going offline/dark.

I completely agree with you, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't have a strong focus on security against other potential attackers on all of the endpoints in one's home. I am only referring to state-sponsored attacks on individuals where there is no defense. Security should always be a major focus, especially given the vengeful idiots we're often arguing with.

NOTE: If you're referring to some of the lower-tech comms options that are starting to become more refined, I think those do genuinely have some potential. My security comments are exclusively in the realm of traditional desktop/laptop devices that most people use to access the web.