No - they sold out our nation. They are just re-enacting the Civil War ... trying to destroy the Federal Government - Notice that all the Red States are the same states that fought on the Confederate side. This is all just 'payback' for losing that war.
The Tea Party is focused on financial issues. It has been the social issues that have held the libertarian republicans from gaining influence. BTW, gov't funds cannot be used for abortions.
It's been that way since the Hyde Amendment.
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.