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Not to mention that they got beat into the dirt on price and quality.

If you want to be respected (as a “man” or whatever), you’ve got to earn it, and sometimes your ability to do so is a team effort.

The flip side of this story is the intense grind and self-sacrifice in places like Nagoya, Japan, where auto workers have something to be proud of, but are always aware of how tenuous their future is.

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