Conservatives have been taught that the wielding of political power violates their own principles, and this mentality will always keep them from replacing the progressive left. The first step in attaining the Mandate of Heaven is knowing without a doubt that you have the right to rule.

This is the main point of the article.

Nietzsche and Schopenhauer were never disproven. It's just that their standardbearer lost a war.

Nowhere in the west do I see conservatism with the cajones to seize power. Hell, not even enough to secede.