I wrote an essay on love as ideology, it begins with:

"Why do so many authoritarians on Twitter have anime girl avatars?"

https://humaniterations.net/2017/05/23/authoritarians-and-ideology-of-love/

@rechelon "Authoritarian ideologies have always appealed to the most vulgar of our psychological needs. The twists and turns of their arguments are often ludicrous on the face because they’re not actually about intellectual persuasion, but emotional promises. The subtext is the point: We offer you community. We offer you power." THIS