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All in all, Lawrence has voiced his opinion on a controversial topic about racism and free speech. Although there are many opinions that people reading this article don't have enough information to agree with, there are other examples in this article that they just flat out don't agree with. Through the start of the article, Lawrence begins to state that he believes that if you want to eliminate racism then you are against the free speech rights that are given to us. This doesn't really make sense and readers will strongly disagree. Choosing one side, racism or free speech, is only going to start an even bigger controversy. In our world, anything is possible and by saying that it means that we can eliminate racism and not completely restrict
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