Does Anyone Know of Political Activist Leaders that Speak Like Later Years of MLK Jr. about Evils of Capitalism, Freedom & Etc., No Matter which Party It Comes from, But Without Religion of Any Kind?

This morning I watched ‘Free Speech’s ‘Democracy Now’s The MLK Jr. episode (every MLK Jr. holiday, they have a MLK Jr. special episode) with his speeches, it was awesome, but at the end I was thinking to myself are there any Atheist Political Activist Leaders that Speak Like Later Years of MLK Jr. about Evils of Capitalism, Freedom & Etc., no matter which party it comes from. I have yet to found at least one, in all political Left-political Far Left media I experience, over 2-decades. Then I was like I will just have ask you all here.
I know that MLK Jr. has been one of THE GOATs, if not THE GOAT, when it comes to public speaking. The only Political Activist Leader person I can think of that talks about Evils of Capitalism (leads ‘The Poor Peoples’ Campaign’), Freedom & Etc., no matter which party it comes from & comes close to being as good as MLK Jr. is Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II.. The problem with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is he obviously inserts a lot of religion into his activism.

Does Anyone Know of Any Atheist Political Activist Leaders that Speak Like Later Years of MLK Jr. about Evils of Capitalism, Freedom & Etc., But Without Religion of Any Kind?

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PanaX@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 216d (11 replies)

Mother fucking Chris Hedges.

Quasit@kolektiva.social · 3 pts · 216d (5 replies)

@PanaX @GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson Chris Hedges has written and said some very good stuff, but he is an ordained minister and definitely a Christian.

PanaX@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 216d (1 reply)

While yes, he also wrote an entire book skewering and denouncing American evangelical xtians. I am very critical of anyone who inserts religion into philosophical ideas, and he does not. I've read most of his books and couldn't come up with an example of him proselytizing.

GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social · 2 pts · 216d

That is good to read, I would not either way.

GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social · 0 pts · 216d (2 replies)

I did not know Chris Hedges was an ordained minister, but knew he was raised & stay in religion.

Quasit@kolektiva.social · 1 pts · 216d (1 reply)

@GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson Oh yes, he frequently mentions his time at the seminary.

GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social · 1 pts · 216d

Yeah, that is true, but I never heard him say anything about preachings & Etc..

I am really starting to BLANKING hate tablets’ screen keyboards & autocorrect-autocompletion!

GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social · 2 pts · 216d (4 replies)

I love Chris Hedges, but I cannot tell if you for or against him. & he does not do speeches any where near as well as those I mention. I am horrible a speech making myself,

PanaX@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 216d (3 replies)

I love Hedges and have read most of his books. There are some YT videos of him and he is not a bad orator by any stretch. I've found him to be inspired, especially his earlier / older stuff.

GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social · 1 pts · 216d (2 replies)

What does YT mean?

PanaX@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 216d (1 reply)

YouTube, sorry for the unnecessary abbreviation.

GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social · 1 pts · 216d

No problem, did not see before.

TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · -2 pts · 216d (1 reply)

Don't fear religion as a vehicle for learning ideas and action if not at least to recognize its amperage.

No opponent would neglect religion.

GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social · 2 pts · 216d

The only I fear it, is because I know religion limits one’s mind’s functioning (believing in such magic being, & most so strongly, with any scientific proofable facts to support any religion, imagine what that means forbwhat they will believe).
People with religion, or at least some using image thatbare religious, havebdone really sick/evil BLANK!