Materialism is the current core of those Gope who call themselves conservative. But the real core of conservatism is the natural law.
I'm not completely sure of that broad sweeping statement, but you do have a point...
But the real core of conservatism is the natural law.
Bingo...
Ask 100 "conservatives" what natural law is and probably 75 % would look at you if you were a alien from another planet...