Abstract: take 1

I like that link you posted Leon (Re: Transitioning Towns), that seems like the ideal course of action that we want people to take (albeit a bit 'radical'. ie: local-only money??). So I would say that it is our aim to encourage critical thinking that would result in such strategies used by those people in the article.

This research project is about critical and objective thinking. The current state of western culture is nihilistic, accepting contemporary culture as the only logical conclusion of post-modernism with not only no power to change, but no reason to, either. Jean Baudrillard argues that there is a resistance to the constructed messages aimed for the masses, in fact a 'hyperlogic' compels the masses to actively resist any constructed message. Therefore, it appears the most difficult part of swaying mass opinion, lies in the communication itself.

The aim of this project is not to address the enormity of any particular global subject. We are not academic researchers or scientists, we are communicators. Through this then, the aim of this research project is to develop methods of communication; so that those that have knowledge can share it, and those that do not, can learn from it.

Hrm, It looks like I ended up discussing a bit of a different argument. It linked together nicely, however, so I'll post it :)
It looks like we're each making a draft. I think that it's okay though, it will help us understand our own interpretation of our group discussion which we can then formulate later.