There is a reason why Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan became republicans in later life was due to them

Having life experience

To call yourself a conservative is the value the history and the culture of your nation and wish to pass the time to the next generation

It's just being right wing gets tagged along with that concept that's the issue with political blobs

That make up political parties because certain viewers and behaviors end up being grouped together

For instance Theodore Roosevelt was a protector of the environment