Wither History

I'm beginning to wonder what the worth of History is. Is there any tangible benefit to keeping extensive records of historical events, especially if the events are atrocities that were committed? I used to subscribe to the thought that the advantage of knowing history is the ability to learn from it. Ergo, not allow history to repeat itself. But honestly, how often does this happen? I mean, atrocities in the world continue to be committed. Political errors continue to be committed (identical to the idiocities that have been committed before). But the most sadly ironic part of these facts are that many of today's atrocities are committed in the name of history. Sure, there are communal and racial reasons for violence and discrimination. But they are all based in the annals of a history book or historical account.

If this is what history gets us, I say we shouldn't have any more history. Who cares about the past when the present and the future is what we need to truly worry about?