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In response to
"Znu...The sense of entitlement comes from too many artists believing arts funding to be untouchable by the government."
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There are a couple of things here that are particular to Canada though. Many Canadians feel that 'Canadian' culture needs to be protected, so it's...
Posted by
Roger More (aka RogerMore)
Jan 29 '09, 14:42
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not overwhelmed by American culture. Similar, many Quebecois and other francophones feel that their particular cultures need protection too - as do First Nations and Inuit people. So arts funding here has a lot of popular support and is generally seen as a 'good thing', but when something it so protected it inevitably leads to the mindset you're talking about.
I'm not sure that this applies so much in the US, however
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