Plus the arbiters tend to be the least moderate, and most forthright in their views.
It’s considered ridiculous when a small town dweller attempts to force their morality on the world, but apparently perfectly fine when it comes from the Californian chattering classes.
Having talked with enough hyper progressives on the subject, the answer I've gotten and am eternally frustrated with is that progressive-social-justice-california-politics are objectively right and small-town-rural-conservative-politics are objectively wrong, therefore it's completely fine for a ruling class to force the former down our throats because they are ultimately Correct.
