I can look out for myself, and I can choose to be an inflexible authoritarian about how I do it, too!

"People who are prejudiced are more likely to be motivated to seek cognitive closure (Kruglanski, 1990) and they have a lower 'need for cognition' (Cacioppo & Petty, 1982). What this means is that prejudiced people dislike thinking extensively, and considering the 'grey areas' and nuances, and the 'it depends' parts of social life. To them, something is either right or wrong. Black or white. Psychologists refer to this as 'categorical thinking' (Nelson & Olson, 2024). They are the embodiment of the intolerant phrase, 'my way or the highway.'"

~ Todd Nelson

"How Essentialism Affects Anti-Immigrant Prejudice"

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/us-and-them/202504/how-essentialism-affects-anti-immigrant-prejudice