soapboxer

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Most people are just waiting for someone, some authority, some preacher or activist - a charismatic soapboxer I call them - to tell them that something is a problem and that they ought to be disgusted and even scripts them on how to respond.

Science, Education & Society: Comprehending science and the rest of the world The Urban Scientist 2008
It means you read the words around the word that offends you to see what the author intended, before turning into a holier-than-thou soapboxer on some kind of crusade against someone who, in the eleven years I have known her, has never, ever tried to offend anyone.

The Gadgeteer 2009