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Utopia kommt ein Stück näher

Anonymous

March 19, 2025

Utopia kommt ein Stück näher

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I would like to see the conflict between economy and ecology overcome by 2040. Companies will no longer have to strive for extreme profit, but will be rewarded for sustainable production. In addition, products produced in this way are subsidized by the state so that almost everyone can buy them. The neo-liberal economic ideas have finally been consigned to the dustbin and no one would think of following the capitalist ideas any more.
In addition, the social systems have been harmonized so that the major gaps have been closed and no one has to work beyond the age of 65. The professional civil service has been abolished and only a few essential professions (police, fire department, judiciary) still have civil servants in the necessary positions. Private health insurance has been abolished and transferred to the statutory system so that all employees pay equally into the social security system and stability is guaranteed.
Parliaments have shrunk to reasonable sizes (Bundestag 301 members, the rest staggered according to population up to a maximum of 49) and the associated bureaucracy has also shrunk. The money could be used for sensible projects to reduce legal regulations, so that digitalization could also be decisively advanced.

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Europe has renewed the values it has built over centuries. It is a world of truth and justice. Everyone is in their place and doing their job with integrity, from the common worker to the highest authorities. There is mutual respect and cooperation between countries. There is no hatred, no military conflict anywhere. Nature is preserved without harming people. Children and the elderly are loved and cared for. Families with children are supported, provided with housing, transport, free education. Culture and art are based on values and virtue. Tickets for events are affordable for all. People's rights are ensured and respected.
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In 2040, everyone lives in peace with each other. People finally come to realize that the brains they have been given set them apart from most other animals. Consequently, they behave accordingly and live peacefully with each other. The imperialists at the top of society have been driven out and replaced by people who have humanity and the planet's best interests at heart.
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You ask us to recount a day in 2040 when we struggle to look beyond a week. What can one imagine of the near future, projecting the current state of things? It's really complicated. I can hope for a more compact European Community that exists and is less and less under the influence of the United States. I can hope for a better Israel than the one that acts with atrocious violence against the Palestinians today. Hope. Two thoughts out of all, with certainty it will not be so. I see a catastrophic future and fear for my children.
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