2040, I'm 72 years old. I've seen my country collapse under a cultural, cultic and barbaric invasion. I've seen my ancestral religion replaced, destroyed until it disappeared in favor of another, intransigent, intolerant and conquering one. I saw my way of life and my freedoms changed to the point where I no longer recognized myself in any of the areas that made up my life: freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom to care for myself and choose my therapy, freedom to think, freedom to dress Western-style without being insulted. I've seen Europe repress the fantasies of the far-right and turn a blind eye to the real perils that have led to its downfall since 2001. But I saw it all from a distance, because in 2022, at the age of 54, I left Europe. And I got my life back. Happy end of life to the EU. There is no future in Europe.

In 2040, I'd like things to go back to the way they were between the 1960s and 1980s. Everyone was happy, there was no hatred, no violence, people showed solidarity, there was work everywhere, there was democracy, governments were cool. We'd need a woman in government, there'd be no war, we'd get back to living together, in fact we'd have to change everything we're living now

I survived. After WW3 few have left living as civilization tries to rebuild itself. I work as a butcher and an hunter for our community. I have regular nightmares about how it all started. It started good, europe held against the invaders. As time passed dissidents in the form of immigrants started revolting, changing and sabotazing europe from within. The point of no return happened and nucleard weapons were used. That turned to be devastating to us and the enemy. Most things were destroyed. Now we somehow manage to come by. I live a more happy life than before. No wage slavery, no politics, nothing really just survival. It is peace. It is calm.

Europe 2040 - very different from Europe today. Ukraine, liberated from the Russians with European help, is now a member of EU. The borders have been closed and most immigrants repatriated to their home countries – the right to asylum is only in effect for neighbouring countries. As a consequences crime is less frequent and social tension is lower. Most EU laws has been abolished, except for free trade and free movement. Deregulation and modified climate legislation has created a foundation for growth and stability in Europe. The future is bright!