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“One day the last portrait of Rembrandt and the last bar of Mozart will have ceased to be — though possibly a colored canvas and a sheet of notes will remain — because the last eye and the last ear accessible to their message will have gone.”

― Oswald Spengler, The Decline of the West, Vol 1: Form and Actuality

When examining a recent Quinnipiac University poll there’s a clear divide that’s expanding throughout the nation. The poll covered many topics, but examining the area concerning national pride is where the divide within the country starts to become glaringly apparent.

When investigating the question concerning whether Americans consider themselves to be proud Americans, the first sample of participants in the poll involving the breakdown of young adults signals a big flashing red problem.

For example, of 18 to 34 year olds: 56 percent say yes, where a staggering 37 percent say no. This is the group that signals the biggest flashing red problem. When examining 35 to 49 year olds: 71 percent say yes, where 23 percent say no. The 50 to 64 year olds: 80 percent say yes, while 17 percent say no. Finally, when examining ages 65 and over: 91 percent say yes, while 7 percent say no.

A Zenith Operator looks at this poll and immediately sees this growing divide as a clear symptom of the existing tug-of-war that’s going on with the current competing revolutions that are aggressively trying to establish a foothold on power within the country.

In examining the numbers from the poll, the one metric that highlights where that divide is at its greatest directly identifies the younger adult sample from 18-to-34-year-olds, where 37 percent say they are not proud to be Americans. This concerning number flashes caution while the reason must be investigated to accurately pinpoint the cause behind this statistical alarm to be accurately diagnosed.

Aside from the heavy indoctrination that this age group has been subjected to for most of their lives, the other diagnosable pattern concerning the development of this sentiment among this age group can be directly attributed to cultural, economic, and political stagnation.

How does stagnation factor into this?

The Dark Studio will initiate the investigation to answer this by first examining the younger demographic from the Quinnipiac University poll. To begin, the oldest segment of that group was born as early as 1992. Therefore, this segment spent the 1990s and 2000s in the childhood stage of development before entering the workforce.

Notably, the 9/11 terrorist attack occurred right as the oldest of this segment reached the age of nine. Therefore, in the years of childhood development, this oldest segment of the population was immediately faced with incoming war and the prospect of financial calamity.

Furthermore, the events kicking off this generation resulted in ongoing war. In just seven short years following 9/11, these young families also endured the housing bubble burst and the devastating financial headwinds of the Great Recession.

As an observation of reality, the national prospect of accelerated decline was set into motion as this age demographic was entering their 16th year of existence into a rapidly changing world. Granted, at age 16, this future workforce was just a few short years from pursuing careers and wealth inside an economic paradigm already sliding towards decline—a system steadily plagued by diminishing opportunities for those seeking financial reward through merit.

Given the reality of what has been learned in recent years concerning Bush and Obama’s participation in the controlled decline of the nation, this segment of the population has been largely subjected to higher costs of living, advanced Marxist social engineering, and a significant spike in divorce rates since 2008 according to the PEW Research Center.

Where exactly does the prospect of stagnation fit into this arena?

The origin of the stagnation can be blamed on a variety of political and cultural issues that have been the direct result of stagnant and counterproductive leadership.

The Dark Studio has already established part of this with the mention of the role of Obama and Bush in the managed decline of the nation. The only thing productive associated with the act of managed decline is the success of inviting peril. The aiding of the act of managing decline is not a productive act, but rather a counterproductive act in the context of this architecture concerning the preservation of liberty.

Stagnation from leadership is defined as any policy or action that fails to advance the strength of a nation and the security of liberty. The antithesis of this is leadership participating in the managed decline of the nation while referring to such action as duty.

Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same.

–Job 4:8

The Battle of Athens

The parameters of human performance are necessary to examine before understanding the baseline motivations for why certain outcomes manifest throughout society due to the actions and inactions of participants that live, work, and play within the confines of a given society.

Given that previous statement, in the realm of fitness and human performance a plyometric is a form of exercise that conditions the muscles to produce maximum power output in the shortest amount of time. This physical training modality—often referred to as jump training—is mechanically leveraged by a trainee by engaging in explosive athletic movements.

Such movements are necessary for the purpose of initiating a rapid muscular contraction known as the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC). In examining the mechanical phase of the SSC, maximum contractile force is achieved by first forcing the muscle into its stretching phase (eccentric phase) and then rapidly shortening it (concentric phase), immediately triggering a natural reflex that maximizes force output.

Sound execution of the SSC is central for achieving explosive muscular output. However, when engaging in the SSC, forceful muscular contraction can be diminished, or even compromised, if a trainee fails to properly perform the SSC.

Numerous factors can be considered when evaluating the failure of a plyometric movement. However, a common culprit in the failure of a trainee’s attempt to perform the SSC can often point to the bleeding of force output during the amortization phase of the SSC.

What is involved with the amortization phase of a plyometric exercise?

It’s already been established that the key muscular contractions involved during the stretch-shortening cycle include the eccentric phase (stretching) and the concentric phase (shortening). This analysis of the SSC is accurate, but is structurally incomplete.

In dissecting the SSC, a closer examination reveals a brief transitional phase that exists between the stretching and shortening phase of the muscle during the contraction cycle. This brief transitional phase is what is known as the amortization phase.

This brief phase is a critical component of the SSC because the length of time that is involved within this phase determines the level of force output for a given plyometric event. To achieve maximal force output the amortization phase must be as brief as possible. The greater amount of time that is spent in the amortization phase directly results in diminishing power output, rendering the plyometric attempt useless.

In short, an extended amortization phase is the functional, real-world equivalent to hesitation, and hesitation is merely a form of stasis, or stagnation, in the context of overall performance.

Looking at the current zeitgeist, all the problems associated with society are the result of human nature. Logically, such a highlighted assessment is apparent to the majority of analytical thinkers. Yet, civilizational devastation doesn’t solely manifest at the hands of ignorant, or nefarious actors.

Historically, peril is also invited to walk through the front door due to the inactive state of those who comprehend the dangers, but remain static by resting on their laurels. At times, inaction is as hazardous as action itself. Just like a plyometric event, too long of pause or perio...