tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322071927993140777.post6681418472141087522..comments2023-04-19T07:44:36.848+01:00Comments on Hallucinations: WHY I WANT TO REMAIN BEING EUROPEANRichard Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581000180312996592noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322071927993140777.post-20334395344825928662016-01-18T12:28:27.258+00:002016-01-18T12:28:27.258+00:00Portugal sounds lovely, yet it was a repressive di...Portugal sounds lovely, yet it was a repressive dictatorship not so long ago. Of course membership of the EU did not cause this transition, but it surely helped cement democracy in place.<br />A good friend, a Portuguese Sephardic Jew by background, is planning to become a Portuguese citizen in the event of Brexit. Portugal, like Spain has decided to welcome back the families of Sephardic Jews that they expelled all those centuries ago. My friend says that he would feel uncomfortable traveling with a British passport, post Brexit. Sad that the UK, long a refuge for persecuted Jews, should even consider damaging that reputation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060389046059444471noreply@blogger.com