You Can Pick Your Battles, Not Your Wars

www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/21/crushed-by-brexit-how-labour-lost-the-election

My title is what I extrapolate from the tersely cogent remark attributed to an anonymous Labour Party strategist:

“In the end, you can’t just fight a battle and ignore your opponent. You can’t just say: ‘We’re fighting at sea’, if your opponent is mounting a land invasion.”

(Heather Stewart, “‘Crushed by Brexit’: how Labour lost the election,” theguardian.com, 1-21-20)

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I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
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