The Portlanders are hostile, and desperately need something to denigrate to prop up their ego.

I'd bet a pint of beer that they fool themselves that they are not bigots. While they're denigrating people because of "where they come from".

Northern Californians are outdated hippies who desperately need to look down on Southern California to prop up their ego.

In university chemistry, some idiots needed to try having a war between "organic" and "inorganic" chemistry, to prop up their ego.

I eat vegan, but will walk away from hostile vegans who need to snark about "carnivores" to prop up their ego. And from any carnivores or omnivores who throw a tantrum about someone serving only vegan food at their wedding or party.

See a pattern yet?

California rocks.