It's easy to like the idea of "government funded culture" when you can reasonably expect they will fund things that you like or that you agree with. Now imagin

It's easy to like the idea of "government funded culture" when you can reasonably expect they will fund things that you like or that you agree with. Now imagine that some Trump appointee comes in and declares that their theme for 2020 will be "AMERICA FUCK YEAH". They're going to fund a bunch of 1960's style "cowboys and Indians" movies about brave settlers who conquered the West. Then would you still be as comfortable with the concept? Most people here would not.