Author Katharina Körting explains her continued SPD membership despite party disillusionment

Katharina Körting maintains her membership in Germany's Social Democratic Party despite deep dissatisfaction with its current state. She describes the party's language as devoid of romance and its operations as strictly procedural, with local meetings focused on bureaucratic formalities like secretaries, chairs, treasurers, and agenda items. Körting notes the SPD hasn't been appealing since the era of Willy Brandt. Her commitment persists not from romantic attachment but from a determined loyalty. The party's leadership communicates in empty phrases while grassroots levels face significant decay. This personal account appears in the current issue of the German publication Freitag.