Authoritarian Moonbats Go After Sunscreen

Virtue signaling comes at a price. Fortunately for posturing moonbats, we are the ones forced to pay it. Almost always, we pay with our freedom. Often there is also a monetary cost, as with proposed carbon taxes. Sometimes we pay with our health, as when authoritarians ban sunscreen in the name of the sacred coral reefs:

Officials in Key West took the initial steps toward banning the sale of sunscreens containing two ingredients that could be harmful to coral reefs.

The politically incorrect substances are oxybenzone and octinoxate.

Some studies have shown that the chemicals encourage coral bleaching.

Try to imagine how much sunscreen you would have to use for a coral reef to know the difference — or rather, try to imagine how many thousands of gallons of sunscreen you would have to pour straight into the ocean.

Commissioner Jimmy Weekley said people could still get a prescription for the sunscreens.

How thoughtful of Commissioner Weakly. Of course, most people won’t go to the trouble and expense of getting prescriptions.

This nonsense is also coming to the sunny but unfortunately liberal land of Crazy Mazie Hirono:

Hawaii banned the sale or distribution of sunscreens containing the ingredients beginning in 2021.

Meanwhile, squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common skin cancer, alone kills 15,000 Americans per year. Using sufficiently powerful sunscreen reduces the risk of SCC by 40%.

Authoritarian moonbat virtue signaling kills.

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