Should golf be banned?

[dead0man]

People that want to ban things they don't like should be banned.

[dead0man]

The real "trolling" is that of the golf courses, which are massive wastes of land and water.  Convert them into something useful: forests, botanical gardens, public housing, something, anything.  One aspect of Obama's presidency I find least tasteful is his constant indulgence in this elitist pastime.

Um, not all the people who play golf are wealthy. Besides, Golf courses are useful - they provide a place to play a fine sport, and are beautiful in their own right.

Leftists have this weird thing about golf.

But if you try and end govt subsidies of opera some of them freak the funk out.

[dead0man]

The real "trolling" is that of the golf courses, which are massive wastes of land and water.  Convert them into something useful: forests, botanical gardens, public housing, something, anything.  One aspect of Obama's presidency I find least tasteful is his constant indulgence in this elitist pastime.

Um, not all the people who play golf are wealthy. Besides, Golf courses are useful - they provide a place to play a fine sport, and are beautiful in their own right.

Leftists have this weird thing about golf.

But if you try and end govt subsidies of opera some of them freak the funk out.

[citation needed]

Do you think it's righties that keep opera subsidized?

There is some (admittedly mild) freaking out in this thread.

[dead0man]

Perhaps "opera" is too specific.  Would you say that most self described lefties would want to defund subsidies to arts that are primarily enjoyed only by the elite?  As I said in the linked thread, I'm not a fan of any subsidies for the arts, but I could be persuaded to think it's ok in specific situations.  And that's not to say I think PBS or NPR should be cut off, I enjoy both and think they preform a valuable service (too much light jazz though).  But helping to keep an old ballet afloat so the local 1% can act like they're cultured is a waste of funds IMHO.  Seems giving the money to the local urban Saturday afternoon musical outreach program (or whatever) would be a better use.


And I also don't want to ban anything, that's rude.

[dead0man]

Both rich guy hobbies, one we want to ban, the other we want tax dollars to support it.