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"By the way," Edward suddenly turned around, "Can you ask you a private question? You can not answer, I'm just curious."

"Tell me."

Edward scratched his head, "How did you see those Protestants? I mean the strong religious atmosphere in the south, where people hang crosses around their necks... You know, we are a very modern country. You know, we sent Armstrong to the moon last year. Although it is said that he had a catheter inserted throughout the journey, so he could only jump and walk on the surface of the moon... But the last trip to Memphis made me feel a little suffocated..."

Solomon held the golden-rimmed glasses and showed a strange smile: "Okay, this is a communication between two pagans, although from our perspective, those who stole the meaning of the Talmud Scriptures..."

Solomon stood up from his position, "We believe in the Messiah and the Savior, but we sneer at the coconut cream. In fact, from my point of view, the worship of this person is itself a huge joke, or in your words, it is simply a model of performance art..."

"Uh, can you explain it clearly? I can't understand..."

"They had crosses hanging around their necks, cross rings on their fingers, and crosses were placed at home. Why? They thought it was a memorial ceremony... Cough cough," Solomon coughed violently, and then he asked with a suppressed cough and smile, "Do you understand? What's the ridiculousness of this ceremony?"

"Uh, it seems, it seems that it's almost..."

"Okay, let's just say that if JFK comes alive and sees sniper rifles standing up all over the streets, and everyone with Democratic Party members hangs a small sniper rifle model around their necks, do you think he will be happy? Will he come to bless these people who have been poking his pain..."

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After a long time, he barely stopped smiling, "I really didn't expect that your sense of humor... If you become a talk show artist, you will probably be the number one in the United States. No, you must be the number one in the United States. I have never seen a second person who can tell such a vicious joke so seriously..."

"Who said no..." Solomon sighed. "I sometimes envy you. Your family background is far less than mine. This means that it is much harder for you to climb up than me, but on the other hand, you are much more free. If you don't become a lawyer, at most your elders will just mutter a few words, and I..."

Solomon smiled bitterly, "I don't dare to think so. OK, I'm going to work."

...

Although things were a bit unexpected, the case of the two Larry was successfully concluded.

What shocked him was that when Larry Flint faced Larry Parry...

Uh... the specific situation is not easy to describe

But then the two teamed up to hold a press conference, and they called each other brothers.

Larry Flint's swearing expressions made him understand the courage and love of Christians from Larry Parry, which made him feel the warmth and glory of the Lord.

Larry Parry reciprocates, saying that the vitality displayed by Larry Flint is one of the most appreciated virtues of the Lord and this country.

Larry Flint was in pain on the spot and deeply regretted and blamed himself for hurting Larry Parry.

Larry Parry forgave Larry Flint's offense in front of everyone.

Finally, the two hugged each other tightly.

"I wonder if they will exchange their mouths for each other?" Edward on the TV looked dark and felt more and more that this country was too unfathomable.

Edward admired Larry Flint's familiar skills. This guy is like Bluetooth without a password, whoever he catches, but this time he can connect with Larry Parry, which makes him feel like breaking the dimensional wall.

"I remember correctly that the bastard Larry Flint's ultimate dream was to sell "The Lust" to God, so hooking up with Larry Parry was just the first step in his great plan? Think about it, he seduced the devout Memphis anti-pornographic rake to read Mao magazines, which seemed quite touching..."

Meanwhile, at this press conference, Larry Flint once again stated that he would be baptized at the right time to officially become a Christian.

The TV station's camera was very unpredictable. When Larry finished saying this, the camera immediately turned to...uh... The editors and authors of "The Lustful" were here. Edward and TV audiences across the country experienced what fear and surprise meant.

If he was in that position, he probably had this expression.

Although he is quite confident in his literary talent, he is also thinking about a question: after writing all kinds of vulgar jokes all day long, can he control those exquisite and gorgeous words that praise God...

On the other hand, Larry Parry took the opportunity to propose that the two could take time to have a national public debate, and both sides admired each other's personality and soul, but this could not conceal their differences on pornography.

Since the law cannot solve this problem, we have to adopt the most common routine in the United States - debate, which can not only increase the momentum to attract more people to join this vigorous discussion, but also Larry Parry believes that the truth will always become clearer and clearer as it becomes.

Larry Flint immediately responded enthusiastically, "I was sleeping on the sofa in the office that day, and I was in the proof the night before, and then my secretary told me that Larry Parry was here, God, I can't tell you how shocked I was at that time! I always thought he was just talking. I said let him in! As soon as I saw him, I knew that he was my friend, I like the smell of him, and he was the same. We chatted for two hours, and my latest episode of "The Hot Guy" was neatly placed on the table. He suggested that we go to debate around the country, and I agreed. We could go to universities all over the country to discuss moral and philosophical issues, and what was suitable for the First Amendment of the Constitution? What was not suitable for?"

"My mom told me that no matter how much you hate someone, when you face to face, you will always find that they have something you like... Despite the differences, I know what he is selling, and he also knows what I am selling. We have found a way to communicate and become friends. I always thank him for his sincerity and courage. He let me know the virtues that Christians should possess."

"If this tmd continues like this, I think it is time for peace between the United States and the Soviet Union..."

Edward turned off the TV in disappointment, stood up and went to the office on the second floor, and collected the files and evidence related to the case scattered in various parts of the room and a large number of analytical manuscripts he wrote one by one.

These things have completed their historical mission. Next, we should collect and organize them and seal them up. Maybe they will use them when writing memoirs one day in the future.

The reason why both sides reached a reconciliation was that both Larry were inspired by God and decided to give up their past grudges.

Cute Dow looked at the sloppy manuscript and just smiled bitterly.

Although the two sides did not appear in court head-on, it does not mean there was no confrontation.

In his indictment, Larry Parry compared his good social reputation with Larry Flint's previous lewd deeds, and warned the jury (if the trial was held) that he had an obligation to defend etiquette and civilization. If Larry Flint is not punished, would we want to turn the great United States into a prehistoric human world?

Edward's defense strategy is to find ways to let the jury clarify the difference between satirical advertisements and facts. The two are completely different things and cannot be confused. At the same time, Larry Flint did not use Larry Parry's name and portrait for commercial purposes, so the allegations of defamation are absolutely unfair.

However, Edward was willing to make some concessions to this bad "advertisement". He admitted that this thing did cause some mental damage to the pure Reverend Larry Parry and was willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars from a civil perspective - anyway, Larry Flint doesn't care.

This is a strategy based on intentional reconciliation between both parties.

If so, Larry Parry's mind would get into trouble and insist on making things worse.

Then you can only take the second route.

At this time, Solomon's role was revealed. He could open up the channels of the Press and Publication Journalists Committee, the American Editorial and Cartoonists Association and other organizations, and let them speak out. Of course, charitable donations are essential to open the way.

These professional associations can be said that they do not like Larry, but they are more opposed to Larry Parry's lawsuit because it will set a precedent for "suffering political satire."

"For many years, "The Lustful" has been the target of attack and criticism of Larry Parry... Larry Parry is the Methodist pastor, with millions of believers across the country. In fact, no one can deny that it is both a religious group and a political organization. It was established to promote certain political views! One of their most important goals is to attack what they think is pornography, even premarital sex... In their opinion, Larry Flint is the leader of lewdness! In addition, Gujone of "The Loft" and Hefner of "The Playboy" cannot escape."

When it really comes to this point, the other two porn tycoons don't want to stay out of it. Although they have a good relationship with Hefner, Edward also made up his mind and must drag him into the water at critical moments!

"So, if Larry Parry is prosecuted for his mental harm (the sarcastic ad of The Lady), then anyone who suffers emotionally in public life can also prosecute... The standard used in this case - whether it violates the decency and morality of the public perception, but it is not the standard at all! All it can do is allow punishment for unwelcome speech."

When it comes to whether this "advertising" is related to serving the public interest, Edward intends to answer this:

"What the Lustful Guy wants to express is that those who criticize it have the right to persuade the public not to buy this junk magazine, to say it is a cancer in the hearts of the lewd people of Miguo, to claim not to have extramarital affair or not to drink alcohol... But Lustful Guy also has the right to say that a certain politician is a despicable guy, and this is what this spoof advertisement wants to tell the public."

In this regard, Larry Parry will definitely start from the perspective of the First Amendment:

That is, "deliberate, malicious personality insults are not protected by the First Amendment."

So this involves the question of how to define it

Edward's idea about this is:

"If the work is merely a reasonable comment and expression of others in aesthetic, political or otherwise, rather than an outrageous insult or slander, then it can be protected by the First Amendment."

How Edward thought about "reasonable expression" "Political comics have an extremely long history in the New World, with a lifespan of more than the United States itself, and can even be traced back to the British colonial period. In these political comics, politicians are portrayed as ugly beasts, or imposed some purely immoral words of immoral behavior on their heads."

"It's obviously an unfairness, but! If these comics don't portray politicians as violinists in the lower class, I'd be surprised! Everyone will be surprised because it violates the conventional expression of political satire cartoons. Yes, it's not elegant, but part of life."

"I can even say that everyone hates dirty toilets, but if the toilets are closed because of this, then the originally clean and tidy streets will immediately become more disgusting than the toilets..."

"Tsk tsk, what a good golden sentence." Edward reluctantly put the manuscript into the folder. "It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to stage it in court, but now it's a good ending. Someone on Larry Parry should have expected my offensive method, so he simply chose another way of reconciliation..."

"The confrontation has never been inside the court..."
Chapter completed!