We all cooperated, all of us, East and West, regardless of country, because the working conditions were really terrible.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Journalists from East and West cooperated due to shared poor working conditions.
- In plain terms
- Poor conditions made journalists from opposing sides work together.
- What can you take from it?
- Shared hardship can bridge ideological divides among workers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do bad conditions unite people?
- What bridges political divides?
Another view
It suggests cooperation only happens when conditions are terrible.
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