The mindcrime liberty show discusses two words/concepts which conservatives,  paleo-cons, paleo-libertarians, reactionaries  and others accuse modernity of being: decadent and degenerate.   What do those concepts/words mean?  Is modern day western civilization, including the US and UK, a decadent and degenerate society?  Is this preventable? Do good times create weak men?  Was this inevitable?  Is this cyclical?  What can be done and will anything be done?