I'd like to start this out by saying that I do consider myself someone who is vehemently anti Authoritarian. 😅. I would also like to point out that the conditions that the people of Dogtown are forced to live under in Dog town are beyond horrific, if you have been ambushed in a certain alley way like I have, the depths people are allowed to fall to are nothing short of grim.
That being said, my respect comes from understanding the situation he was put in, and what he made out of it is incredibly admirable at the very least.
He was abandoned by the NUSA at the war's climax, Night City is deep within foreign territory. His unit was left in complete isolation and it is unknown how bad the fighting was, even at the time of the ceasefire I don't doubt that Hansen's unit was in the thick of it. I think that he had a lot of men to care for, thousands of lives now stranded in hostile territory. He planted his feet down and carved out something of his own, sometimes the only way out is through.
Hansen's men for the most part seem very well taken care of, you don't inspire such loyalty amongst your ranks by treating everyone like shit and you can tell he understands that. Maybe it's the pack mentality thing taken to it's extreme.
As far as their conduct goes, Briana tells you that Dogtown citizens at least are permitted to report wrongdoings of Barghest to command, whether or not they care that's another story and a recurring theme throughout Cyberpunk: 2077, the extreme lack of care.
I just think he's a really interesting dude who made some crazy moves, takes a lot of balls to essentially start your own state in the world of cyberpunk haha, what do you guys think???