There is a way that seems right to a man, but therein lies the path to death.
Proverbs 14 & 16.
You're stuck on dismissing the principles that make liberty possible in favor of pure politics and making men messiahs.
You make me laugh with your assertion of 'reason'. You think yourselves wise, having made yourselves gods in your own minds - but instead have made yourselves into fools.
Your future shall be tyranny and the tyranny of men you eagerly and vociferously encourage while you impugn and insult those governed by the very things you disdain and think have no place in deciding the government of society. I think someone like you will cheerlead tyranny, declaring it the new gospel and hoping for a place at their table or to act as their agent.
Not any more.
You have redefined it into the image of Trump.
Perhaps it's time to attempt to define what it means to be a conservative in the USA. I'll note that an American conservative is not the same as say a UK conservative or a conservative in Germany.
American conservationism is unique since our constitution is unique. Implied in that is that it is axiomatic that an American conservative believes in our founding documents. Conservatives believe that our constitution is a contract between the people and the federal government and the supreme law of the land.
Our Declaration of Independence declares that our rights come from our Creator not man or government. So we have two core principles that defined an American conservative. Fidelity to the Constitution and belief in a Creator. Conservatives (all conservatives not just USA conservatives) also tend to want to conserve the values and traditions of society so I'll throw that in as another core principle.
Summery
Fidelity to our Constitution
Belief in a Creator
Uphold traditional values.
Feel free add more or challenge mine. Now if you want to tell me that President Trump (not businessman Trump) is not a conservative you are going to have come up with a different definition of a conservative or document for where President Trump is in conflict with mine.