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Amazon: Your Home For Drug Paraphernalia
Townhall.com ^ | November 4, 2021 | DErek Hunter

Posted on 11/04/2021 3:24:14 AM PDT by Kaslin

Remember when Amazon was pulling books by conservative authors because they’d hurt the feelings of liberals? Someone tucks their package back as far as they can, slaps on a dress, and suddenly they get to dictate what everyone else can buy. It’s a neat little trick Democrats try to repeat every chance they get. But if you don’t use Amazon, you might not know about what things Jeff Bezos deems perfectly fine products people can buy, so I thought I’d point out a few to you.

I forget what I was looking for, it was probably something obscure that had occurred to me for some random reason. Amazon really is an amazing website in that if you can imagine it, or remember something really, really odd from your childhood, you can probably find it on there somewhere. My dad, for example, loves Hydrox cookies, always has since he was a kid. Oreos were a poor substitute to him. When I learned this a few years ago, I found on Amazon what he was convinced wasn’t made anymore because he hadn’t seen it in stores in more than a decade. I was able to surprise him with something he’d thought was long gone. Like I said, it can be amazing.

Amazon can also be a weird place. Things you might not want in your Internet search history can be found there, things you can imagine and others you may not want to. Unlike conservative books or t-shirts with conservative slogans on them, the right does not actively demand adults be denied their right to purchase these things. They might not be to your taste, but they aren’t illegal. Consenting adults can do whatever they want with other consenting adults, and all that.

But there are other things on Amazon that are not legal. Well, they are legal but they are used for things that are decidedly not.

Need a pot pipe? Jeff Bezos has you covered. All types – glass, wood, or ones that look like they’re made out of pieces of piping. I’m not saying that I’d ever used any when I was younger, but I would say I always preferred the latter, were I to have ever indulged.

They also sell one-hitter “pipes” that are also billed as a “snorter.” What you choose to snort is up to you, I guess, but I’m unaware of any legal substances that are snorted for medicinal purposes. I could be wrong, I’m not a pharmacist, but nothing comes to mind.

You can also buy one of countless choices of small glass bottles with a screw on lid that has a tiny spoon attached to it. I’ve seen enough movies about the 1970s to know what these are generally used for. Watch a documentary on Studio 54 and take a wild guess.

Pretty much any type of drug accessory you can imagine, that a casual or “expert” user could need, is available on Amazon. I’m not going to link to any, if that’s your bag, I’m not going to enable you – sorry crackheads with credit cards.

As the left moves to rid conservatism from normal commerce, it’s worth noting what they’re actively working to normalize. It’s not just confused kids exploited into thinking biology is a myth and gender can be whatever you woke up deciding to create, it’s every aspect of normal life.

To “fundamentally transform” a country that is awful – either “-ist” or “-phobic” at its core – you have to destroy what exists. Something fundamentally flawed can’t be tweaked, it must be replaced. And the only way the public would ever allow what makes this country great to be replaced is if what makes this country great were so perverted as to be unrecognizable; completely destroyed.

The tools to do just that are for sale on Amazon.

I’m not for banning them. I’m libertarian when it comes to these things – if someone wants to destroy themselves that’s their pathetic choice, as long as it’s just them. The civil society is what should lead on these things – the pressure we can all bring to bear on people making stupid decisions without making the ultimate stupid decision of making stupidity illegal.

The power of shunning is a good ostracism should never be underrated. There’s probably a book on doing just that available on Amazon. You just have to weed through all the drug paraphernalia to find it.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: amazon; bigtech

1 posted on 11/04/2021 3:24:14 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

I refuse to use Amazon.

I use Rakuten. No sign up fee and lots of coupons and discounts. Fast shipping.

Hassle fee and all of the stores offer cash back. I get a real check every quarter on purchases made. No Bezos leftist funny business.


2 posted on 11/04/2021 3:33:43 AM PDT by Billie Bud
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To: Kaslin

Yeah...my fav was a Dr. Grabow with a small screen. [Hey! Amazon carries a similar version!]

But that was years ago in my search for spiritual purity. Strictly intellectual.
And to get chicks.


3 posted on 11/04/2021 3:41:43 AM PDT by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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To: Kaslin

What was Derek searching on Amazon that he finds nothing but drug paraphernalia?


4 posted on 11/04/2021 3:58:52 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: Billie Bud

Buy.com decides their name is just not good enough so they change it to Rakuten.com

Never made sense to me.p


5 posted on 11/04/2021 4:23:23 AM PDT by algore ( )
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To: algore

I agree! I know having a non-real word name is a marketing ploy, but Rakuten is easy to misspell and is sort of weird. Still...pretty awesome cash back deals and so far, no wokeness.


6 posted on 11/04/2021 4:32:18 AM PDT by Billie Bud
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To: Billie Bud

It is a real word. It’s “Optimism” in Japanese. Rakuten is a Japanese conglomerate.


7 posted on 11/04/2021 4:39:58 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: algore

Buy.com got bought.really by Rakuten. :P


8 posted on 11/04/2021 4:40:21 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Kaslin

This is old news. Try Amazon search for “bong”, “weed pipe”, “herb grinder”, etc.
Many results.


9 posted on 11/04/2021 5:11:40 AM PDT by rhoda_penmark
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To: Kaslin

Looks like the Nancy Reagan wing of the GOP still exists.


10 posted on 11/04/2021 5:15:07 AM PDT by Clemenza
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To: rhoda_penmark

Good. I need a bong for all this weed I grew this summer.


11 posted on 11/04/2021 5:18:31 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston? )
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To: AppyPappy

Attaboy. But either of us could probably remember how to make one from a toilet paper roll, an aluminum can or a potato.
;-)


12 posted on 11/04/2021 5:49:51 AM PDT by rhoda_penmark
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To: Kaslin
They also sell one-hitter “pipes” that are also billed as a “snorter.”

They should call it the "Hunter".

13 posted on 11/04/2021 6:14:56 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: Billie Bud

I haven’t used Amazon for years but still get items in Amazon packing. Very aggravating.

Noting google search page has been running an Amazon ad. Most aggravating.


14 posted on 11/04/2021 6:40:19 AM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: Kaslin
Does Amazon sell the plastic coffee stir stick that McDonalds used to give away, the one with the tiny spoon at the end that is perfect for those who snort cocaine?
15 posted on 11/04/2021 7:08:49 AM PDT by asinclair (Political hot air is a renewable energy resource)
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To: asinclair

I have no idea if they do or not. I use a teaspoon to stir my coffee and I use a real coffee cup to drink it.


16 posted on 11/04/2021 7:43:16 AM PDT by Kaslin (Joe Biden,s aka president Milk Carton)
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Oh noes!! Someone is selling pipes?? The horror. A small glass jar with a small spoon? Well, everyone knows that ain’t right. And a “snorter”? Well, if someone has found a use for that, good on ‘em because I don’t need one and it’s none of my business if someone else does. In all of this world with all of the real problems of vaccine mandates, urban crime and crushing inflation/shortages coming, I’ve got better things to worry about. Someone must have a pretty carefree life to worry about such things as this.


17 posted on 11/04/2021 7:56:37 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I had to change my homepage because it was embellished somewhat. Apologies to all.)
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To: rhoda_penmark

Pringles can. It needs to hold water.


18 posted on 11/04/2021 9:16:45 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston? )
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To: Spktyr

I knew it was a Japanese conglomerate. I did not know the meaning of the word, though. Interesting.


19 posted on 11/04/2021 11:40:06 AM PDT by Billie Bud
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To: AppyPappy

And they say conservatives aren’t green. Have fun!


20 posted on 11/04/2021 4:32:33 PM PDT by rhoda_penmark
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