That much is self-evident anywhere you go, anytime in history. Conservatism works because it conserves what works. It really is that simple.
Liberal/Progressive policies do not, have never, and can not work long term because they inevitably end up destroying healthy aspects of society to feed dysfunctional aspects.
However, there is always a feel good phase between the time the progressivism disease takes hold — when there is still enough wealth in the society to absorb the losses and pay off the unproductive — that feels like the “progress” they have promised, but is actually nothing of the sort.
And, of course, there are always unscrupulous people who know damn well they are driving society right into the gutter, but do not care because they plan to be long gone before the crash.