Conservative is just the opposite of a Progressive to me. Both love big government for different reasons.
Take any issue you wish:
The border? I would complete Trumps wall and add towers manned with US Army and machine guns, with orders to shoot to kill.
Illegals? I would have mass round ups in every major US city and then ship them to the southern tip of South America.
Abortion? I would charge the doctors with murder, and the woman and nurses with assisting in a murder and failure to report a crime
The UN? I would leave that POS organization, size their building and kick them out of new york!
The US military deployment worldwide? I would pull the ALL home to guard the border.
NATO? I would say if you want our protection, then PAY UP! (a trillion a year from everyone would about cut it) otherwise, we are out, and you are on your own.
Islamic Terrorism? attack us, and I’d nuke that ugly stone to dust in Mecca
Gays - sent to mental institutions
Capital Punishment - add a TON of crimes eligible for it, and make punishment immediately after sentencing.
Military secrets? We paid US taxpayer dollars for them, and I wouldn’t share the tech with ANYONE even good allies.
I could go on and on, and am the furthest thing from a “neo-con” you could possibly imagine.