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Honored in Herrsching (from left) were Dr.
Renate Menges, Ute Kaspar, Doris Schleuter, Fritz Voigtländer, Sibylle Bajorat, Tom Hamaus, Gaby Martis, Peter Günther, Werner Odemer and Gabriele Frey.
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SPD honors long-standing members of the Andechser Hof who have been in the party for more than four decades.
They view the criticism of the traffic light government calmly.
Herrsching - A special honor took place this week at the Andechser Hof in Herrsching: The SPD local association honored members who have remained loyal to the party and social democracy for more than four decades - in good times and bad, as can be seen in the conversation with the Starnberg Mercury shows.
As a committed “68er”, Thomas Hamaus (77), now part of the local board, joined the SPD 52 years ago during his studies, inspired by the then Chancellor Willy Brandt.
“Back then there were still a lot of former Nazis in the government – you had to do something about it,” he explains his motivation.
In a presentation, Hamaus records the SPD's most striking events between 1969 and 1984, including Brandt's kneeling in Warsaw and the Eastern policy of “change through rapprochement”.
With an election result of 42.7 percent, the SPD entered into a coalition with the FDP in 1969.
Hamaus now criticizes this constellation in the traffic light: “We have our own opposition in the coalition.” In his review, he also highlights events with parallels to today, for example the oil crisis and car-free Sundays in 1973 or the Yom Kippur War Middle East in the same year.
“As a social worker in Bavaria you have to be robust”
In 1974 Helmut Schmidt took over the chancellorship.
“Two years later, the government introduced the new marriage and family law, which meant that women no longer needed their husband’s consent to go to work,” recalls Hamaus.
“And at that time I was living in an illegal marriage with my boyfriend,” adds Doris Schleuter, who joined the Jusos 48 years ago.
Sibylle Bajorat has also been there for 48 years, motivated by the “Carnation Revolution”, which ended the dictatorship in Portugal almost peacefully in 1974.
Werner Odemer, the long-time Herrschingen local chairman, joined the SPD in 1975 because “social justice was a matter close to his heart”.
He responds calmly to criticism of the traffic light coalition: “As a socialist in Bavaria, you have to be robust,” says Odemer.
He stands steadfastly by his party.
“I think it's good that we're playing the social card strongly,” he says, referring to citizens' money, but also to the minimum wage, because: “Work has to be rewarded.” For him, environmental protection is also deep in the DNA of the SPD anchored.
“In my view, the Greens are our children.”
Gaby Martis (76) joined 46 years ago “as a fan of Willy Brandt” and shares Odemer’s view.
“I feel for Olaf and believe he represents the social side well,” she says of Chancellor Scholz.
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Renate Menges (76) chose the SPD when Franz Josef Strauss reached for the chancellorship in 1980.
“That went too far for me,” emphasizes the psychologist.
The Gerhard Schröder era put their loyalty to the test.
But she supports Olaf Scholz “100 percent” because a social orientation is incredibly important.
Many members have been there for almost 40 years
Peter Günther joined the SPD 51 years ago when he was just 15 years old.
“Strauß disturbed my sense of justice,” says the radio and television technician.
Regarding the criticism of the traffic lights, he says: “One must not forget that events like the Ukraine war were not foreseeable.” Of course, a few things could be done better.
“The only question is whether it can be achieved.” Politics is like football: many people believe they know better.
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Of the 39 Herrschinger members, almost half have been there for more than 40 years: Adi Boger and Eline Pickelmann 55 years, Helga Tatzl 53 years, Tom Hamaus 52 years, Peter Günther 51 years, Ingrid Rose 50 years, Werner Odemer 49 years, Wilken Mros 49 years old, Fritz Voigtländer, Sibylle Bajorat and Doris Schleuter 48 years old, Gaby Martis and Ute Kaspar 46 years old, Gabriele Frey and Dr.
Renate Menges 45 years old, Ralf Gartner 44 years old, Helmut Sendner 42 years old.
By Michele Kirner
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