Because people view local elections as meaningless, and are convinced that national elections are far more important because national elections decide who runs the country, rather than just one town or one city. However, the irony of this is that local elections have a far greater impact on one's daily life than do national elections. I'm far more likely to be able to talk to my local mayor than I am to talk to the President.
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.