I think it does speak a bit to what modern conservatism is, though. They don’t want a perpetuation of the current status quo, even though that status quo is pretty damn right wing - they want an upheaval that will make things worse in almost every respect. The only difference between the “alt” crowd and the up-and-coming conservative leadership is how openly they profess their love of Nazis, since it’s still not considered okay to do that by most people (unless the Nazis were Ukrainian).
I think it does speak a bit to what modern conservatism is, though. They don’t want a perpetuation of the current status quo, even though that status quo is pretty damn right wing - they want an upheaval that will make things worse in almost every respect. The only difference between the “alt” crowd and the up-and-coming conservative leadership is how openly they profess their love of Nazis, since it’s still not considered okay to do that by most people (unless the Nazis were Ukrainian).