Are fat people (generally) to blame for being fat?

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Yes and no. I never liked, say, McDonald's myself, but then again I don't go there. Everyone knows what to do in order to lose weight, and if they don't do it, it's their choice, and their fault in the end.

I think, however, that the article is based on the desire of people to blame others for their own problems--"But we're not at fault! It's the fault of big business!" (I'm not surprised by the article's choice of target, either.)

This view is probably best summed up by the reply two posts up. "nobody is ever responsible for anything they do."? What?

[RIP Robert H Bork]

the individual is so dwarfed by the sheer size of the universe and mass of other forces that his agency's power is reduced to the limit as x approaches zero.  infinitesimal, not worth considering.

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Sure.