Why, to 'Conservatives', 'Progressives' are The Enemy

I think I know why political "conservatives" consider political "progressives", the Enemy: envy and shame.

Progressives actually work to get things done that benefit large groups of people.

Conservatives work to get things done that benefit small groups of people, "special interests" -- and what they conserve is their own value system and agenda.

Conservatives see what Progressives are up to and feel ashamed that they, themselves, get so little done and deserve so little appreciation. They just don't have it in them to envision and implement programs of large-scale benefit. It is easier to destroy than to create -- and that's what they do.

So, they feel ashamed. They feel it easier to bring Progressives down than to raise themselves up (and do some good) -- and that's what they do, with lies, distortions, omissions, and negative generalizations -- and with manipulating voting. That's the behavior of envy. They attempt to substitute the lift of "winning" for the lift of having brought about benefit (as in, "It is better to give than to receive.")