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Although I agree with them up to a point, I cannot accept their overall conclusion that the government has ALL of the responsibility for racism. The government showed the world all of the horrible things that some of the blacks were doing to turn white people against them and make us racists. The only part of the previous statement that I disagree with is when people say the WHOLE blame is on the government. I believe that MOST of the responsibility is on yourself for believing what the government has said and going against blacks and becoming a
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