"Meanwhile, MAGA adherents see a rigid conservative government not as authoritarian but as protection from the progressive factors forcing change. Because they espouse the very views that define Trumpian authoritarianism, the MAGA masses are blind to the effects mandatory MAGA policy will have on anyone not marching lockstep. "

yes, exactly!

thanks for reading.

...and on the subject of Leftist authoritarianism:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/psych-unseen/202404/are-we-really-all-authoritarians-at-heart