[claytongulick]

Yet conservatives give more to charity than progressives [1].

The ideological difference there is that, in general, conservatives and libertarians prefer to minimize confiscation by force, and believe that society is best served by voluntary charities vs authoritarian taxation.

I.e. "I know how to spend my money better than the government, and I know how to help my community better than someone located thousands of miles away that don't know my neighbors or their problems".

[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00490...

[immibis]

The ideological difference is that conservatives and libertarians prefer the same amount of confiscation by force, but prefer it to be directed by billionaires rather than by democracy.

[claytongulick]

Do you have any evidence of this? Anything at all?

It might be worth taking a minute to understand what they actually believe, you may be surprised to find that even though they aren't part of whatever tribe you're in, that they are very reasonable people who also want the best for everyone.