I think one of the main appeals of TSF is being a "Strong Man"

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8. Physiological to MAGATs--RWers have been shown in MRI studies to have a more developed amygdala (fear center)

which would explain their sensitivity to fear and thus craving of authoritarianism and father figures, as well as the need for a clear (black and white) interpretation of everything sans complexity. As with much in science, there is likely to be a spectrum of such phenomena, but it is not in our imagination.