Results: 163 years and nothing has basically changed.
In 1863, the rich were allowed to pay $300 to avoid having to serve in the Civil War. This riot ended up turning into a race riot against African Americans by white Irish immigrants.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riots
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Does it surprise you that things like this are still happening? Yes
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Do you think we will ever learn from our past historical mistakes? Yes
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