Ironically, Glenn Greenwald of all people wrote a whole book about the Right worshipping faux tough guy folks like John Wayne.
https://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Hypocrites-Toppling-Republican-ebook/dp/B00164X2FE/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?crid=MK3VBA3MSG53&keywords=glenn+greenwald&qid=1677261470&sprefix=glenn+gree%2Caps%2C136&sr=8-6