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

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**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, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-trump-and-other-conservatives-want-to-defund-opera-and-other-arts/783963/94 "2017-04-07T22:40:14Z")

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> [@HurricaneDitka](#):
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> Poking libtards in the eye is just an ancillary benefit.

That’ll earn you a warning, Ditka. We’ve previously discussed that such terms should be avoided.

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