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That's really all it took for me and my siblings. My parents taught us to treat others how we'd like to be treated, respect people that are different, love nature and such, and to think critically about everything. The only way to stay consistent with what we were taught is to help destroy Amerikkka. They weren't 'political' but somehow we all turned out as commies.
My mom was also just very loving and great, growing up with that helped instill an anti-misogynistic mind set. With less misogyny I think it's harder for someone to be tricked by the usual right-wing propaganda.
I fully agree. I keep thinking back to my childhood friend. We lived in the same neighbourhood, had the same mutual friends, were in the same classes with the same teachers and same classmates, we had the same hobbies and interests and even went to the same church. But he went right-wing men's-rights insanity and I decidedly did not.
The only major difference was that I have a sister and brother, and he was an only child. He never had to share toys or attention, and he never really interacted (in an age-appropriate way) with girls. Between my sister and her friends, I was interacting (again age-appropriately) with girls all the time. They weren't mysterious and strange creatures to me, they were just other kids. There was one odd moment when my friends was at our house, and some of my sister's friends were over as well to see her. He just had a confused look at seeing me say hi to them, like he was seeing something brand new to science.
I have seen this go both ways, people with siblings who grew up having to share ending up resenting it, and only children who loved to share things with their friends