tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213795993599373384.post4078559474731307398..comments2023-10-23T01:02:45.098+09:00Comments on Life & Bike: Arther Binardbikenglishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074929684927295039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213795993599373384.post-66182152422093557102008-07-30T11:54:00.000+09:002008-07-30T11:54:00.000+09:00"I wondered if he could come back to his native co..."I wondered if he could come back to his native country safely because he strongly criticized the USA government's policy."<BR/><BR/>In the USA freedom of speech is protected by law. Also, criticizing the government policy or a person's ideas/words is not the same as attacting a person or a government. It just means that one would like the government/or a person to change. Laws can and have been changed because people lobbied against the government or protested. <BR/> <BR/> So, of course I believe he can and did travel back to the states in peace. In Japan this is also possible although maybe a little more difficult.BK.Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106264885826406250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213795993599373384.post-48558427338356784432008-07-08T10:50:00.000+09:002008-07-08T10:50:00.000+09:00Sounds like it was a fairly interesting discourse....Sounds like it was a fairly interesting discourse.<BR/><BR/>And actually, "lip service" is used in English too, apparently in the same way.ジョンhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636517431604681378noreply@blogger.com