Katrin Lange: Open letter reveals intrigues in the SPD Brandenburg!
Katrin Lange: Open letter reveals intrigues in the SPD Brandenburg!
Cottbus, Deutschland - The political situation in Brandenburg continues to escalate: rbbb24 In 2025 due to internal conflicts and criticism of their handling of the AfD high classification, recovering an open letter to the delegates of the state party congress. In this document, she addresses the worrying development of freedom of expression within the SPD in the country.
In her letter, a "narrowing of the opinion corridors" criticizes for a long time and sees a questionable trend from discussions towards denunciations. It indicates that such tendencies not only endanger the SPD's internal communication, but could also affect the social relevance of the party in Brandenburg. Long demands more openness in important social debates that also concern the topics of AfD, Corona, Ukraine and energy transition.
intrigue and political tensions
The resignation of the SPD politician was not coincidental: she was controversial within her party, especially because of her attitude to the AfD and her migration policy. According to Welt was long against a clear classification of the AfD as an extremist and was missing from political Support, especially from the left wing of the SPD, including the Jusos. The controversial dismissal of the head of the state constitution Jörg Müller, who warned them several times of impending extremist tendencies, was another conflict point.
There was contradictory statements about the transfer of information in this affair, which brought on the defensive for a long time. In her resignation, she expressed that it was declining by Müller, which reinforced the complexity of the situation. For a long time, its own mistakes in their office activity and reports of allegations to serve right -wing extremist discourses.
outlook and the importance of freedom of expression
Katrin Lange will no longer be a candidate for the office of deputy state chairman and plans not to take part in Cottbus at the upcoming party congress. Nevertheless, she would like to continue to perceive her state mandate and claimed that she will accompany the political process constructively, albeit critically. This could mean that the SPD is facing difficult times in Brandenburg should not change the current climate of denunciation and the lack of freedom of expression.
In a broader context, freedom of expression in Germany is not restricted by the Basic Law, as long as it is expressed within reasonable limits, explains National Geographic . Extremeines and their statements are tolerated, but there are clear limits, especially with regard to personal insults and punitive statements. This raises the question of how parties and their members deal with each other today and what framework they put up for discussion.
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