If you don’t believe in the power of social-conditioning, and I didn’t really myself in my younger days, then re-analyze the lives of the three Prophets we know best. Mohammed sal Jesus a.s.and Moses a.s. Almost all the opposition they faced came from socially-conditioned responses!

The Quraish , as the Arab tribes of the time, were socially-conditioned to be idol-worshippers; the Jews who opposed Jesus were socially-conditioned to follow the letter of the Law rather than the spirit; and the Jews who objected to Moses were conditioned by the Egyptians around them to worship animals, thus the Golden cow. So beware.

Although I personally don’t like their approach, I now understand the Hasidim and the Deobandis and certain Christian sects who protect their children from outside influences. How to manage this problem is not clear to me, at this point, but being fully aware of it is a good first step. May Allah help us in this Jihad of values.