# Why do Trump and other "conservatives" want to defund opera and other arts?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 7, 2017, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-trump-and-other-conservatives-want-to-defund-opera-and-other-arts/783963 "2017-04-07T08:32:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-trump-and-other-conservatives-want-to-defund-opera-and-other-arts/783963/100 "2017-04-07T22:58:24Z")

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> [@ElvisL1ves](#):
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> Trolling is no more respectable in the real adult world than on this board.

This is a warning for accusing another poster of trolling. If you feel you must, the BBQ Pit is right around the corner.

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