Why do people act like national surveillance is such an outrageous act by the government?

Convenient stores, grocery stores, and the "marts" of the world have been recording people for years, coming in, walking around, and going out of the store. Why is it okay for retail outlets to use hidden video surveillance for its protection and security, and yet when our government employs the same techniques, they are openly ridiculed. I suppose the national security is just a made-up concept created by Republicans, whereas shoplifting is a major, hostile threat.

Why are the same people who despise the "inner administration" not concerned about stores violating their rights?

Well, I won't disappoint my questions by leaving them unanswered; I do have the answer, but it's a 2-part answer:

1) To a democrat, any republican move is questionable.
2) Most people don't steal, so they're not worried about being caught stealing a deck of cards from Target -- other crimes, up until the crackdown on terrorism, have gone undetected due to the lack of surveillance.