I would respond by shaking their hand and perhaps a firm pat on the back.
After I resist the urge to slap the stupid out of them via giant hammer, I curse them for the rest of the day for making me defend the Tea Party. Then I'd curse myself for acknowledging a troll. People who accuse someone for being a terrorist just for having different political views aren't interested in doing anything other than causing trouble.
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.