History repeating

Again and again, it repeats, history.

It seems like when we learn about all the events that make up who we are as a species, they all seem to fit together in a masterful quilt. Each event makes perfect sense... takes the only spot it could in the scheme of the universe. It just couldn't be any other way. For example: after the French Revolution, there was no possible way that France could continue being a leftist country. The Thermidorian reaction was inevitable when you think about it, because all thiongs have a center, and the world cannot veer too far off course. That's why there's always a pull between right and left, good and evil, men and women, fire and ice. It's always to pull towards the center.

So why can't we tell what will happen in the future? If we can see patterns in the way the past has been shaped, can't we be able to see what will happen in the next phase of humanity? If a new field of research was formed, scholars of what has yet to pass, wouldn't there be a chance horrible things would be prevented from happening?
Think about it: doesn't it seem like for any country in a bad economic situation, a strong and ruthless dictator comes and makes things worse? Lets think... Castro, Hitler... doesn't it all make sense? Now if someone recognized these signs and remedied the situation cautiously without advancing the wrong people, couldn't the world have been a more peaceful environment for mankind?

Well see what humanity comes up with.