Degeneration

Anthony Daniels, "France's 'Submission'," New Criterion (February 15, 2015):

Bravery and excitement have given way to comfort and convenience; degeneration is the inevitable and unavoidable result.

Hat tip: Laudator Temporis Acti

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Land of Cockaigne (1567)

A related post: The Melancholy Truth