Nope. Typical? Yes.
The Religious Right is not really that different than the TALIBAN - in the sense that they DEMAND that everyone accepts THEIR view of the world - - - and claim that they have GOD on their side. It's a perversion. And that's what Modern American 'christian' Conservatism is.
PS- I'm a former Republican - and Christian. ..
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.