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| − | '''Hugh MacDiarmid''', the pen name of '''Christopher Murray Grieve''', was a [[Marxist-Leninist]], [[Anglophobia|Anglophobic]] [[Scottish supremacy|Scottish supremacist]]. Described by some as a "[[poet]]", MacDiarmid was known for his anti-English writings. Hugh MacDiarmid also had Nazi and [[fascist]] sympathies, wished for Nazi Germany to win [[World War II]] (1939-1945) and believed that Scotland would be better off under Nazi rule than in the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/hugh-macdiarmid-scots-would-have-been-better-off-under-the-nazis-1726579 Hugh MacDiarmid: Scots would have been better off under the Nazis]</ref> | + | '''Hugh MacDiarmid''', the pen name of '''Christopher Murray Grieve''' (1892-1978), was a [[Marxist-Leninist]], [[Anglophobia|Anglophobic]] [[Scottish supremacy|Scottish supremacist]]. Described by some as a "[[poet]]", MacDiarmid was known for his anti-English writings. Hugh MacDiarmid also had Nazi and [[fascist]] sympathies, wished for Nazi Germany to win [[World War II]] (1939-1945) and believed that Scotland would be better off under Nazi rule than in the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/hugh-macdiarmid-scots-would-have-been-better-off-under-the-nazis-1726579 Hugh MacDiarmid: Scots would have been better off under the Nazis]</ref> |
In the 1945 UK general election, MacDiarmid was a failed candidate for the Scottish National Party, itself known for its links to Nazism. | In the 1945 UK general election, MacDiarmid was a failed candidate for the Scottish National Party, itself known for its links to Nazism. | ||
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| + | == Attempted poetry == | ||
| + | MacDiarmid was responsible for many vile, racist writings that have been described as "poetry" by some people. One such poem showed that he hoped London would be destroyed in the Blitz.<ref>[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/snp-hero-hugh-macdiarmid-said-27638014 SNP hero Hugh MacDiarmid said Anglophobia was his hobby while claiming everyone hates England]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{communism}} | {{communism}} | ||
[[Category:Anglophobia]] | [[Category:Anglophobia]] | ||
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[[Category:Left-wing Nationalism]] | [[Category:Left-wing Nationalism]] | ||
[[Category:Racists]] | [[Category:Racists]] | ||
Revision as of 16:18, January 1, 2024
Hugh MacDiarmid, the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve (1892-1978), was a Marxist-Leninist, Anglophobic Scottish supremacist. Described by some as a "poet", MacDiarmid was known for his anti-English writings. Hugh MacDiarmid also had Nazi and fascist sympathies, wished for Nazi Germany to win World War II (1939-1945) and believed that Scotland would be better off under Nazi rule than in the United Kingdom.[1]
In the 1945 UK general election, MacDiarmid was a failed candidate for the Scottish National Party, itself known for its links to Nazism.
Attempted poetry
MacDiarmid was responsible for many vile, racist writings that have been described as "poetry" by some people. One such poem showed that he hoped London would be destroyed in the Blitz.[2]