The problem is people get addicted to government assistance and never live their lives fully. Look at American Indian Reservations to see what happens from decades of living off the government. Adam Carolla talks about this in his new book.
He watched his mom go through food stamp/government assistance dependence. You lose your spirit when you have everything handed to you.
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.