Dayyālu
Arcane
Well, Banks definitely wrote politically charged stuff, so maybe that is where their admiration for him lies? Tho, just going by comments like ones in this thread, they appear to lack his subtlety and nuance.
Again, I'll never tire to say: I'm as left wing as they go and it was so in YOUR FACE to be annoying to read. One is to write some interesting set-ups and societies (EP is full of good ideas) another is to have an axe to grind for your own political ideas. Never mix the two. Take the tidbit Roxor copied: I don't remember them giving any rational explanation to why Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are the only major religions left (bar the typical fake-orientalism of "western religion eviiil duuuur"). Compare with, i don't know, Infinity, that has high-tech muslims that make sense in context (Haqqislam).
EP is interesting and good to read, but when it starts rambling about pseudo-political views it's like reading delirious ancaps. It's simply cringeworthy.