The Scratching Post

We the people, are the 99% that have decided enough is enough. We are tired of being oppressed by corporations, corporations, and the corporate backed Media.

We are tired of worrying every day about being able to keep our home. We are tired of every day watching our country being ruined by corrupt politicians and big business. We are tired of being the casualty of big business running our country at the expense of the people.

The line is drawn in the sand. We will not waver. We will not be silent. We will prevail.

I’ve been watching the news since last night, and I sense that the people of the United States may be reaching a critical boiling point. Our elected officials have once again, failed (or sold out) the American People. Now all you see on the news stations are finger pointing over who’s fault it is: The Republicans or the Democrats. I say, it’s BOTH parties that are to blame. Our elected officials are so ingrained in the ideology of their political party that they have become inflexible about serving the American People (which is their job).

So the big question is: What’s Next?

About 237 years ago colonists, after being oppressed and beaten down by British rule, took up arms against what they considered a tyrannical government. Is that what is in store for us? or will we end up in the same condition as Egypt, where the people and the military are going at it against each other? We have already seen instances of ‘military action’ against peaceful protestors, so is that a sign of what’s to come, or is it a sign of what needs to be prevented?

The only hope I see in the near future is the voice of the people. The peaceful protest of a government gone awry: Standing up and with one voice calling for change. Letting our government know that we are tired of their political posturing, and are ready for them to stand up and do the job they were elected to do.

To my brothers and sisters of the Occupy Movement: Stand Tall. Stand up for what’s Right. Exercise your right and duty to question our government. They are the ones that allow corporations and the 1% to walk over the rest of us.

Let’s take our country back!

My Fellow Americans,

My name is Scott, and I am one of the 99%. I am a part of the middle class Americans that are overly frustrated with the status quo. I’m a hard working American, a husband, and a person that is tired of seeing our great country on a downward spiral thanks to the upper class elite.

I’ve been keeping up with the Occupy Movement, and although I have not participated in any of the Occupy events in Arizona, I too share the frustration and anger at our government and big corporations that have forgotten that We The People have gotten them where they are today. Our Elected Officials, those that are elected to serve the people, have forgotten the people, and care more about their political career and their corporate backers. I see them on TV bad mouthing the American people that have decided to exercise their right and duty as American citizens to question their government. I see them living off the fat of the land, while the 99% are struggling to just be able to survive. I see those politicians enjoying free health care, large pensions, and a fat salary, while the rest of us can’t even afford the basic essentials needed to provide for our family.

It is time that the status quo is changed.

Look at the average American Worker: If we are hired to do a job, and we don’t do that job, we are fired. Maybe we should start looking at that same type of model for our elected officials. If they are elected to do a job, and they don’t do that job, then we should just fire them and get someone in office that will.

Why are none of our elected officials taking the time to stand up for their constituents? Why are they not hearing our voices? Why are they not addressing the people directly at town hall meetings or at other types of gatherings to let us know they hear our voices? As they are elected by the people, and should be serving the people, wouldn’t that be the best way to hear what the people have to say? Yes, it would. But then they would alienate themselves from their corporate counterparts, and they would have less financial backing for their upcoming campaigns.

The Occupy Movement needs to be focused; it needs leadership, and it needs a plan to help our country change. The movement is only two months old, and has spread around the world. Now it’s time to take the next step. The Occupy Movement needs to get We The People on their side, out spreading the message. We The People need to get involved, and show our elected officials that the people they are making fun of, the people they are bad mouthing are the SAME PEOPLE that can remove them from office at the next election. It is time for We The People to rise up, and to take an active part in the welfare of our country. Spread the word that we are not going to take it any more. Write your elected officials and put them on notice that their career is at stake. Let them see the face of the 99% up close. Let them know that the 99% may not have the money to donate to their campaigns, but we sure do have a voice that will be heard on Election day.

our chat room, Cat Airlines on ICU2 is now a permanent room! come join us for some Tard Free Fun!!!!

Over the past few months, I have seen repeated comments (usually from the same sources, but not always) that ICU2 is Dead. So I decided, to answer that question:

ICU2 is NOT dead. It’s Evolving (that means it’s changing into something different, for those of you that can’t understand the big words).

Granted, it sure seems that the chat population has dwindled significantly over the past year. the Nay sayers (that means the negative folks) take that as the end, rather than look at it as a new beginning.

First off, the idea that ICU Version 9 is responsible for a mass exodus (that means people left) is maybe a 50 / 50 for and against. Agreed, the inability to refuse allowing people to add you to their pal list has probably made some waves because people don’t like others being able to track when they are online and all, but one has to remember that the economy has taken a HUGE dive, and people are having to cut costs. I’m sure that has an impact on how people are spending money, including when it comes to paying for online chat programs. Try to keep that in mind folks when you are in the public chat rooms bashing on ICU2, or commenting on how dead it is.

The next thing to consider, is new members. for the past few months, the only room on the program that has (usually) people chatting, is the Adult Playroom. Now, keep in mind (even though it might be difficult to comprehend) that not everyone wants to have online video chat sex and innuendo. Some people are just looking for a good place to make friends and meet new people. with the playroom being the most active room (well, it used to be) people tend to see what’s going on in there, and say ‘wow, I don’t want any of this’ and they leave, never buying the subscription. that’s why at this point, most of the people on the program are either in other rooms, or have gone back to only using quick message and whisper. (more about whisper later).

Many of the people that are there just to talk to their friends and have a nice time winding down, have moved to private rooms, or just use QMs and Whispering, because it reduces the amount of harassment from the Tards (Tards, also known as FuckTards, are those that will spam QM any female that says a word in a public room). Believe it or not, that’s one of the reason why there is a 10 to 1 ratio of guys to girls in the program.

Recently, we have started our own chat room (another one of the benefits of ICU2 V9) where we can keep out all the Tards and Lurkers that tend to plague the public rooms. We have had up to 20 good people chatting in our room (actually 20 in the room, and 20 chatting in the room), and the main comments we have heard from the ladies in the room is that they ‘feel safe chatting’ in our room. Some folks of course, have heard of our room and bash it, saying that we are a clique. We are definitely not a clique, we just have rules in the room that need to be followed. If folks choose to ignore the rules, then we block them from the room. It’s amazing how many people have visited our room and have been banned, and then complain. These are also the same folks that sit in the playroom because the best they can do is make lame innuendos at all the femals that appear (well, IF they appear). People don’t like change, and they are upset that many of the folks on ICU2 are tired of the status quo, and want change.

My advice for all you folks that keep talking about ICU2 being dead: Stop it. not only are you wrong, but you are scaring off new folks by spending all your time in the chat room bitching and moaning. If you want to see a revival, you should be talking about all the benefits of ICU2.

Better to say nothing, and have people think you are a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

We have created a new chat room on ICU2 called Cat Airlines. We have decided that we are tired of the ‘public rooms’ where you find a lot of um.. Undesirables. Our room is open to all that wish to visit, as long as the room rules are followed. We will be using our blog here for listing updates and events for the chat room, and hope to see everyone there!

I’ve spent the past few days, hearing about, and seeing your comments about how ICU2 is full of racist bigots, so I thought I would write you a letter about the whole situation.  I will be posting this on my blog, so people can see exactly what I said, to let them decide the validity of what I’m saying, without any paraphrasing.

First off, most of us are NOT racists or bigots (although I do know there are plenty of them out there).  I personally feel that you use those terms for anyone that doesn’t like you, no matter what the reasons are they have for not liking you.  It’s easier for you to get attention and sympathy by using those words, instead of coming to the realization that people may not like you for reasons other than gender or sexual orientation.  Most of the folks I know on ICU don’t like you, because of the drama you bring every time you log in.  For Example:  Erica injured her shoulder at work, and everyone on ICU has been hearing about it daily/weekly ever since the accident.  Is that REALLY necessary?  The first two months after the accident, it was a daily occurrence to log in to ICU2 and see Erica talking about the shoulder injury.  When is it enough?  Is it really necessary to log in and constantly complain about your injury?  Do you not get the idea that after the first month of seeing/hearing it, people would get tired of it?  And then when they do say something about it, all of a sudden they are racist bigots.  I seriously don’t think you really know the true meaning of those words.

Secondly, people would probably talk to the both of you more, if you didn’t spend so much time in the chat room (when you are both on at the same time) trying to prove to the world just how much you love each other.  Are the two of you so insecure with your lives that you have to prove to everyone just how much you love each other, and cram it down our throats?  I’ve seen the posts on FB, I’ve seen the comments in the room, and I’ve seen the names used in the chat room (ie: Erica (yes Bonnie is MINE)), and frankly, it seems that you are using online chat and social websites to validate your relationship and lives, instead of just being happy with who you are (this will be the next paragraph).  Isn’t the fact that YOU know you love each other enough?  Or is it that you need to have everyone else validate it as well?

One truth that I seriously hope the two of you figure out, sooner than later, is that the world isn’t black and white.  It’s not either love us or hate us.  We are all different, and we all have different ideas, dreams, perceptions, insecurities, and fears.  That doesn’t make us racists or bigots.  That makes us human.  We can all love, we can all hate, and we can all show indifference and intolerance.  We can also (you included) make the CHOICE of how we react to those, which really defines who we are.  When it comes down to it, I think you both spend so much time and energy making excuses as to why people don’t like you, instead of living life and just ignoring any type of negativity.  There will always people that don’t like you.  Maybe they don’t like you Bonnie, because you spend so many hours a day sitting in a chat room greeting people, instead of going out and getting a job to help pay the bills, since Erica is injured. Maybe people don’t like you Erica, because you spend so much time trying to prove to people that you are a lesbian, instead of a transgender?  Why not just be happy with who you are, instead of trying to prove you are something you are not?  Most of us could care less about your gender or sexual orientation.  YOU BOTH are the ones that constantly force it down our throats and use it as an excuse for why people dislike you.  I think the fact that the both of you have either quit or gotten booted off so many programs because of this same type of situation, that it’s not the people on all the programs that are the problem.  It’s YOU.

As to the ‘incident’ that you seem to be getting a lot of sympathy for on Facebook and other chat places, ‘David the Mod’ did NOT call you any names.  He was actually responding to me, as I had been whispering a joke to him which had NOTHING to do with either of you.  Yet you made the assumption he was talking to you, calling you names, etc.  You then went like a 5 year old and cried to Bernie, who then reprimanded David.  Is ICU2 the third grade?  Can you not fight your own battles, especially since there wasn’t any battle?  Instead of asking David if he was referring to you, talking to you, or what ever, you made the assumption that it was all about you, and threw a tantrum.  How adult of you.  Couldn’t you have easily just put him on ignore, and been done with it?  If you know there are people that don’t like you, why do you not just put them all on ignore, and talk to those that you want to talk to?  I guess negative attention, is much preferable to no attention?  You both THRIVE on attention, no matter what type, and even go out of your way to put things in your name and profile that will incite people to comment on it.  Then you call them racist bigots, and cry about how everyone hates you.  Seriously? Are you really that unhappy with life that it’s the only way you feel safe and complete is to use sympathy and hate to validate your life?

Let me give the both of you some simple advice.  Stop the drama.   Stop the name calling.  Stop forcing your drama onto everyone in the chat room.  Stop acting like children.  Ignore those that you feel don’t like you.  Be adults when someone says something that might upset or disagree with you.  And for the love of god, stop using gender and sexual orientation as an excuse for shortcomings!  There are many gay and lesbian and transgender folks on ICU2 and other chat programs that are treated with respect, because they don’t spend all their time worrying about who likes or dislikes them for who they are, and they don’t try to force it on everyone with the idea that you either accept them, or you are a racist bigot.  You might want to take some lessons from those folks, and do like they do:  Be happy with who they are, and make no excuses for those that don’t like them, for what ever reason.

I’ve always been fascinated (and at times annoyed) by people’s online personas. I am rather blunt to say the least. In my case, what you see is what you get. I suppose to a certain degree we all have to act certain ways while engaged in conversations with certain individuals…primarily when we are in a professional environment. That is just part of our “survival instinct”.

Why in the hell do some people feel it is necessary to put on a show for people that in no way will affect their life or career? I mean let’s face it if you are enough of a loser to need validation from other losers to boost your self-confidence and self-esteem…well quite honestly you are pathetic and there is no hope for you.

If you are already offended by my eloquence, then I suggest that you avert your eyes elsewhere.

I believe that those that don’t find themselves attractive and that knowingly put themselves in a precarious position of potentially seeking validation from random people online are some of the worse ones to deal with. Honestly the only ones that annoy me even more are those that have been “deluded” into thinking that they are “all that” based on the comments of random idiots who most likely have ulterior motives.

Now I’m sure by this point I’ve already pissed many people off. Jealously and anger has most likely reared their ugly heads. Writhe in your seats and deal with it, if you are still engaged enough in what I am saying to still be reading this! I am not claiming to be better than anyone, though I take great pride in my appearance and refuse to claim any guilt for my views or for being thin and pretty.

Ok, now for the next part of my tangent…

Why do gorgeous women with great bodies feel the need to seek attention from random idiots? I mean they already know that they are gorgeous, are they that shallow that they need constant reminders? I flash occasionally for fun & 9 times out of 10 get annoyed with the qm’s that follow. If the qm is from a room regular or from a friend it’s one thing. Do I feel flattered? Not really, to me it is just a moment of silliness.

A typical example of how you know that so many guys and gals are full of shit is because they feel compelled to respond in a similar fashion to every flash. Ok, it’s time for me to take off the kid gloves and just be as blunt as the day is long…

If I flash my cute & perky tits and receive the same responses as a fem with an unsavory rack, how in the hell am I supposed to take that compliment seriously?? (keep in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I respect that everyone has their own opinion, though I may not agree with it).

Ok, now it’s time for me to pick on the random lot of pathetic attention seeking males!

Contrary to what you might believe, chat rooms are for chatting. Of course many (including myself) enjoy getting frisky from time to time and flashing the room. HOWEVER, a titty flash in the room is not an automatic invite for your unwanted qm’s or unsolicited bullshit in the chat room. Seriously you pathetic assholes…I doubt that IRL you would have the balls to approach a women with your flaccid penis. If you are really that stupid and don’t mind the ridicule then kudos to you! If you can’t get the attention that you require IRL, why do you feel compelled to publicize that in a chat room? Does pity get you hard baby? Haaaaaa

I could say so much more, but suffice it to say I have made my point. For those of you that I have offended I urge you to have a witty comeback to this post or don’t even waste your time embarrassing yourself. If you respond in an idiotic and non-logical way…your post will be deleted off my blog while I laugh in the face of your pathetic being!