@icenijay@partnumber2@Lady_Star_Gem That's literally true. One of the hallmarks of the authoritarian follower is a far greater level of fear and anxiety. To them the barbarians are always at the gate, the world is always teetering on the brink of destruction, and any deviation from The Way is courting disaster.
@icenijay@partnumber2@Lady_Star_Gem I should follow up - I learned about this in Bob Altemeyer's excellent and well-researched book _The Authoritarians_, which is freely available at: https://theauthoritarians.org/. It includes the studies performed, methodologies, and conclusions.