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I don't see this as the middle way.
I have always had difficulty understanding why the Dalai Lama's approach is considered "the middle way." He's a monk that is taking on the work of the world (politics). To me, that means the middle way calls for a meshing of the two.
But his approach seems to stubbornly cling to ideological absolutes in the face of what is before him. Better to engage, that would be more of a "middle way" to me.
I think there is a way to engage without a large amount of animosity. And, indeed, if there ISN'T a way to do that, then what's the point of being a Buddhist householder? Then the only way to be Buddhist is to be a monk.