Julian Assange; Bradley Manning; Edward Snowden:
They are probably first people in the history of mankind whose statues were erected while one is jailed and two are in exile.
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These men below are the French Encyclopedists.
Professor Zizek mentions that our heroes, the whistleblowers, Assange, Manning, Snowden, did a similar thing to what Encyclopedists did in 18th century:
Our civilisation ows to them.
Read carefully the quote of Baron D’Holbach:
And the hero behind the curtain:
So, just like French people are proud of them, the US and Australian people must also feel proud of – and endorse! – their compatriots,
Snowden,
Manning,
Assange,
who risked their lives for an enlightened humanity.