> The current mindset in California is to cut down life style and eat bugs.

I live in CA, the valley specifically. I get why you have this image in your head, but I'm telling you it's not true. There are loads of normal people out here, with a select few very loud voices on certain topics. The problems those loud voices cause societally is likely more than their worth. This is true across the political ecosystem from what I've seen. It's not worth judging large groups of people by the loud and thorny voices among them.