"Wer hat uns verraten... Sozialdemokraten" is a rhyme and means "Who betrayed us? Sozialdemocrates!" originally used by communist because the Sozialdemocrates never where revolutionary or anti-capitalist.
The slogan is used right now to say the SPD is very weak on all their positions and a fan of half hearted compromises.
>The slogan is used right now to say the SPD is very weak on all their positions and a fan of half hearted compromises.
Funny how pervasive the "progressive* party leadership has the will but doesn't know the way" trope is across progressives of all stripes and nations (e.g., Mr Obama's perceived capitulation on the so-called Public Option for healthcare). One could probably write a doctoral thesis analyzing the reasons for the ubiquity of the sentiment!
*Word chosen over 'leftist' or 'democratic' to avoid differences in meaning from country to country
