degenerate

His use of the word ‘degenerate’ was particularly significant.

But what if politics itself in America has degenerated to the level of entertainment in the minds of voters?

“She is a disgusting degenerate, who Impeached me twice, on NO GROUNDS, and LOST! How are you feeling now, Nancy???”

When culture stagnates, and the degradation of political life feeds back into that culture, it doesn’t merely stay the same; it degenerates into a hideous pastiche of itself.

“All of this has been degenerating for a long time,” Melgar said.