I know that I won’t see socialism in the West in my lifetime, but I take solace in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King (ignore the religious part if you are not religious)

I think religious messaging can always be understood on a human experience level if you're atheist. After all it was born from the human mind and encapsulates human aspirations. When MLK speaks about God's will, I understand that he talks about human purpose within his own cultural framework.