Simple......the are exposing all the BS that the rich get away with in this country.
Because it is or appears to be more grass roots than the Tea Party. To people who are part of Occupy groups, the Tea Party feels like more of the same traditional politics just using a different strategy and perhaps more modern buzz words. Occupy groups have the tint of being 'by the people'.
In fact, many politicians actually seem quite wary of associating themselves with any of the Occupy groups - they sound too wacko to most of them. - Which in turn gives them more credibility in the minds of those who resent & distrust ALL the political parties currently existing.
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.