European Women in 2040
The European subspecies is slowly dying out, according to some. The blame should be laid firmly on the shoulders of emancipated women.
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The European women of the 2040s will once again be fighting for their rights. Of course, all of this presupposes that Europe will in fact survive. I don’t get spooked about Europe breaking up into regions or the loss of the single currency, when I worry, I let rip with devastated cities, environmental catastrophes, nightmare epidemics, the collapse of the Internet… Once your mind has become adjusted to these type of disaster movie scenarios, the prospect of the slow extinction of the European subspecies or the emergence of a Muslim majority in Europe is not very frightening.
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