Julian Assange is a perfect example of the world we live in today. All over the world the masses seem to like him, but he is still imprisoned. We work for the governments that do this.
Still, our voices are not heard. The governments are supposed to be there to serve us, yet, they do as they please against our will, and we have no real say in the matter.
My philosophy for this is, a people get the leaders they deserve. The masses do not care enough to challenge the leaders properly on such issues, as in stop that or be thrown out.