His support of the American Revolution was not necessarily a wholesale endorsement of American ideals. Instead, he saw it as a pragmatic response against the overreach of British power.
The conservative ideology's appeal to non-Southerners, for example, could be viewed in the context of the broader societal shifts of the era, including the Civil Rights Movement and the counterculture of the 1960s.
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Burke's support for the American Revolution was more nuanced. He was in favor of the colonists' rights and opposed the British government's harsh treatment of them, not because he was against British power per se, but because he believed in the idea of just and fair governance.
The conservative ideology's appeal to non-Southerners was less about societal shifts and more about a response to growing federal power. In the face of civil rights legislation and other federal interventions, many Americans felt their autonomy was being compromised. This sentiment was not exclusive to the South; the Midwest and West also had strong libertarian streaks that aligned with this conservative ideology
