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I don't hate the people, just the government. 

"I don't hate the people, just the government" is something people say when they want to make prejudiced, often racist, comments about a country and its people based on zero evidence. For some reason that cannot yet be explained, the people who use this line almost always say stuff that would cause others to think they hate the people.
I don't hate the people, just the government. That's why we need to ban the Chinese from coming to our country until they become civi... I mean democratic. We'll call it the Chinese Ex... Anti-Communist Act.

Don't shoot the messenger 

A term that is used to basically tell you "please don't get mad at me for saying this."
"Hey bro, don't shoot the messenger here, but I think my car might be out of gas."

We rep. the Bay, we don't rep. California 

Inhabitants of the San Francisco Bay Area being solely proud of their region, not state. Made famous in "Muscle Cars" by E-40 feat. Keak da Sneak and Turf Talk.
"We rep. the Bay, we don't rep. California" is the code I go by, representing the Bay to the fullest!

I don't understand the question 

This is a phrase used when confronted by a question pointing out a fault in you and you want to save face
"Wait, didn't you break up with josh last week ? Why were you on his snapchat last night?"
"..I don't understand the question"

we don't need the whistling james 

Something you say to James when he starts whistling randomly because it hurts your undiagnosed tinnitus.
Paul: {to someone else} "Look at that weather, it's Jesus wet!"

James: {starts whistling Robin Hood}

Paul: "We don't need the whistling James, you cosmic cunt!"

don’t do the dummy

Don’t do the dummy means don’t act stupid , don’t play like you don’t know when you really know.
Girl: who is Mya with heart eyes and heart texting you , Rashad?
Boy: who?
Girl: Don’t do the dummy , you know exactly who tf Mya is