All political ideals are established by "someone".
Anyone can believe they are anything at all but to adopt such a belief without knowing the established history of that belief is just some emotional hysteria to which most mindless groupie types succumb.
You're missing the fact that these young people do not need to adopt your beliefs in order to be conservative in today's world. You won't win anyone to your cause by calling them 'foolish' or 'mindless' groupies.
The reality is most people do not agree with you. We have our own values and ideals and we are not going to join you in your fight for what you think is right.