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I actually fully agree with you, and the point about the alcoholics is quite pertinent. We don't tell alcoholics they don't need to change, and we also mock them for being self destructive.
I also fully agree that mocking does not lead to change, encouragement and support does. However, LACK of mocking leads to normalization. I think support and condemnation are 2 sides of the same coin. We should be supporting those who need it, and condemning those who arrogantly refuse.
And I may be conflating the 2, but I am quite confident that most of these obese ICE racists have no desire to better themselves.
I think it goes even beyond the addiction metaphor. There are people with genetically broken leptin response whose bodies just don’t know how to make them feel full, ever. Addiction is extremely powerful but so is starvation and you really can’t fault people for having this condition.