SPD's Path to Regaining Volkspartei Status Through Industrial Revolution

The SPD, founded over 150 years ago as a workers' party, is closer than ever to its historical goals according to a Freitag opinion piece by Leander Scholz. The author argues that the party is perfectly positioned for today's industrial revolution, provided it distances itself from the Green Party's influence. Scholz contends that the SPD's early leaders successfully granted dignity to the disenfranchised factory workers, viewing their misery not as a flaw of progress but as a call for societal justice in the industrial age. The piece suggests that by embracing its core mission, the SPD can regain its status as a Volkspartei (people's party).