Supporting NSA big brother spying makes you a “realist”? Really? I’d say the realists are the ones that actually care about the 4th amendment.
Depends on the meaning of "realist". Same problem with "pragmatist". One might consider either of them to be that one is aware of the truth of the situation and accepts that it is what it is (almost fatalistic - or, on the flip side, complicity in tyranny). Not to be confused with actually wanting to make things right with the truth.