American culture is very strong in its distrust of governments and authorities of any kind, and always has been. That was one of the first things I noticed whil

American culture is very strong in its distrust of governments and authorities of any kind, and always has been. That was one of the first things I noticed while living there. But the Assange case won't move the needle at all. Of the few people who actually know of the case, almost none will learn what actually happened because they won't look deep enough to see past the many, many red herrings. To the vast majority, he'll just be an egotistical journalist-wannabe rapist with no regard for the safety of others, and not someone to be missed or cared about. Truth doesn't matter when it comes to writing history, or protecting the powerful.