Johnnie Ellington II January 12, 2016 at 8:50am · Therefore, history repeats because humanity never changes. What drives it is the majority swinging back and forth much like Republican vs. Democrat political victories. History is not made by the ideas of individuals, the individuals are produced as a response to the shift in the flow of history that behaves in a continuous manner by responding in the same manner to forces no matter what century we look at.