Do you ever sometimes pity serial killers and brutal dictators?

More than a few used propaganda and conspiracy theories. At least in the beginning, but once elected they become militant. The build up the military and start killing off the population, anyone who starts questioning their authority.

They control the population by making them live in constant terror and poverty. Starving people are easy to control.

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.