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Paddy Vipond

Paddy Vipond

About Paddy Vipond

Paddy is an opinionated, cynical old man trapped in a twenty-something year olds body. An activist on both local and national events, and with articles focusing on topics as varied as democracy, class, tattoos and football, there is little that escapes his criticism. After spending time in the voluntary and charitable sector he is now walking the career path of journalism. You can find him @PaddyVipond

Class Issues in “The Wretched of the Earth”

June 10, 2014 by Paddy Vipond Leave a Comment

Frantz Fanon, in his classic account of colonialism and violence, The Wretched of the Earth, went to great length and detail explaining the elements needed to overthrow a colonial oppressor. Most obvious in his writing is his acceptance for, and at times the encouragement of, violence. This violence is to be directed at those foreigners […]

Filed Under: Global class, Politics and Class Tagged With: colonialism, Franz Fanon, privilege, social movements

Capitalism’s Curtain Call

March 23, 2014 by Paddy Vipond 1 Comment

There seems to be an elephant in the room when we are discussing the issue of classism. This elephant is so large, and so huge, that the overwhelming majority of us believe that it is actually partaking in the discussion. That it is a member of the debate, and so we pay little attention to […]

Filed Under: Classism in the Economy, Classism on the Road Tagged With: capitalism, classism, public transportation

The Unity of Class and the Division of Nationality

January 2, 2014 by Paddy Vipond Leave a Comment

This world is divided into unrepresentative and irrelevant categories. Rather than looking at what we have in common with others, we are told to focus on the differences. It was in Austria, whilst staying with friends of mine in Vienna, that this became apparent. The only divide I had with these people was that of […]

Filed Under: #Occupy, A World Without Classism, Politics and Class Tagged With: class divisions, class unity, classism, immigrants, nationalism

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