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"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
That's more fascism than conservatism. But the two terms are used interchangeably enough these days that your statement holds. Modern day American conservatives don't wish to conserve anything. They wish to promote fascism.
Fascism is just conservatism with the addition of hyper-nationalism and the blaming of minorities for all of society's problems.
But the core belief, that some groups are inherently better than others, is exactly the same.