When you know food is spoiled and eating it will make you sick what do you do with it? Throw it out or keep eating it?

Same thing with those who support the BANE.

They keep "eating" whatever he serves them knowing it is killing them but still they eat and eat and eat and eat and eat. A mental defect a death wish a hair shirt a punishment for having supported him?

Why would anyone continue eating what they KNOW will surely kill them? Or drink salty ocean water knowing it will not sustain them? Figuratively?