The problem is that the word "conservative" has become so overloaded as to become useless, both as a punching bag (the above quote, which would be better stated as authoritarian or even more appropriately crypto-fascist), and as a fig-leaf for the radical reactionary agenda that has taken over the Republican party. The actual straightforward definition of wishing to slow change, supporting American institutions, the rule of law, fiscal responsibility, etc, actually applies more to the current Democratic party.

Musk's hypocrisy regarding "free speech" is more around him being thought of as a libertarian, but that type of hypocrisy runs deep in the Libertarian party (which has been pwnt by moneyed interests the same as the two main parties), as the attraction of freedom for me but not for thee is too strong.