Oh please. Not everyone to the left of a DSA cultural studies major is a “reactionary fascist.” Back in college my buddies (all engineers) mocked our industrial engineering friend for majoring in “imaginary engineering.” You can guess what we said about the underwater basket weaving majors. But we were all democrats (with a few libertarians mixed in).
I mentioned "(Proto-) fascists and other reactionary types" because that's one obvious answer to your question. I'm not implying that everyone who supports cutting liberal arts funding fits within that category.