[ctp-tech] Re: nl net fund

Slightly unfortunate. I wouldn't assume the worst though without stronger evidence. You'll notice how the European Cultural Foundation has been using similar language. I think they're often trying to forge new European identities similar to the progressive patriotism stuff some liberals and leftists have pushed in the UK. Yanno a kind of "we're a diverse multicultural society and that is why we should be proud of Britain" vibe. Obviously the more anti-state amongst us are going to cringe at this and would prefer for bonds of affinity to be drawn around other constituencies than an imperialist national state or continent but I don't think it's necessarily a reactionary impulse especially if the ethos is inclusive. I would probably critique it as naive and it comes from neo-liberal framing and inability to critique the superstructure of "Europe", but I don't see it as being fascist or racist. For example the ECF culture of solidarity fund allowed applications from countries not in the EU like UK, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Kosovo. https://cultureofsolidarityfund.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Culture-of-So… Many thanks Lai Kim Foale: