Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Politics is often seen as an unavoidably polarised, and even corrupting, activity, so how can we manage to continue apply the Middle Way whilst being involved in it? However, at the same time many very important conditions and issues impacting our lives seem to demand political involvement. Much depends on where we start as individuals, and whether we can manage to maintain a sense of balanced perspective when we become politically involved. There is also a spectrum of political activity we can engage in, from merely voting, via online discussion and ‘clicktivism’, to active campaigning, party membership, and even standing for office.
This talk by Robert M. Ellis is followed by Q&A and plenary with the audience, and was given as part of a series on ethics and politics on the Middle Way Network middlewaysociety.org/events/middle-way-network/. It was recorded on Zoom on 31st Jan 2021.
Politics is often seen as an unavoidably polarised, and even corrupting, activity, so how can we manage to continue apply the Middle Way whilst being involved in it? However, at the same time many very important conditions and issues impacting our lives seem to demand political involvement. Much depends on where we start as individuals, and whether we can manage to maintain a sense of balanced perspective when we become politically involved. There is also a spectrum of political activity we can engage in, from merely voting, via online discussion and ‘clicktivism’, to active campaigning, party membership, and even standing for office.
This talk by Robert M. Ellis is followed by Q&A and plenary with the audience, and was given as part of a series on ethics and politics on the Middle Way Network middlewaysociety.org/events/middle-way-network/. It was recorded on Zoom on 31st Jan 2021.
