Oh, thats an interesting topic! There are literally books written about about conservatism (and thus what makes a conservative and a conservative position), written by conservatives themselves.
I’ll get more detailed when i have more time, if you’re interested. In the meantime i highly recommend youtubing “george lakoff the political mind.” Its a book talk and should be the first link. Lakoff is a cognitive scientist who’s been studying the war of ideas & language we’re in for the last 2 to 3 decades, and a standup progressive leader.