I believe that you are a good and well intending person. ;)
You made a statement that I hope you to reflect on as often as possible....
"history is repeating itself"
To that I add...
"What we do about history matters. The often repeated saying that those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them, has a lot of truth in it. But what are 'the lessons of history? The very attempt at definition furnishes ground for new conflicts. History is not a recipe book; past events are never replicated in the present in quite the same way. Historical events are infinitely variable and their interpretations are a constantly shifting process. There are no certainties to be found in the past."