Living intentionally means being aware of what creates passion within you, and putting your energy into that specific area. Don't allow yourself to be distracted or defeated. Our feelings of powerlessness stem from doing nothing, so focus on a project, no matter how small, that warms your heart and makes the world a slightly better place.
It could be as simple as visiting an elderly neighbor or as challenging as running for office. When you participate in the world around you, you become part of the solution that heals the plague of apathy in our country.
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.