Nuthin, don't talk about music with them, and if they poke fun just go along with it like I do "yeah I love music where they just thrash their instruments wildly and scream, that's the best stuff" them I do my best *rawr rawr rawr* phony metal impression. People are only interested in getting a rise out of you, you can't put them in check by dissing what they like because the truth is they probably don't care about music that much, all you can do is show how much you DGAF and they'll move on.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.