It's fun to slag on teenage boys but IMO they're not so much ideologically right-wing as they are desperate for the approval and mentorship of older dudes a lot of the time, and we are letting them down on that score (either by trying to indoctrinate them or not interacting with them at all).
that's why I like to subtly put little ideas into my 12 yr old cousin's head when he comes to stay with me. his mom is pretty left wing generally so he's not totally screwed but he's still a little boy growing up in this society so I wanna make absolutely sure he's good lol
I think showing that it's possible to live in a variety of ways and be happy is often enough; also modelling the ways you solve your own problems rather than handing out worked answers. Eventually we'll all be dead and they'll have to solve problems without us, might as well give 'em a head start.
