Buckly's Essay 'Why Don T We Complain'

Complaints in the Age of Technology Americans today are passengers on an uncomfortably hot train who, for a variety of reasons, choose not to speak up and make a change. William F. Buckly Jr.’s argument that our society has become passive towards activities going on around them and is too lazy to speak up, is supported by the fact that people today are often worried about what others think of them and are willing to go to extremes to avoid confrontation. However, with the expansion of the internet world, many of those who are too afraid to voice their opinion in public have an outlet to complain behind the mask of a computer screen. In the essay “Why Don’t We Complain,” Buckly uses multiple personal anecdotes to show how our culture
I have seen facebook pages for stores and companies that are covered in complaints about minor details or stories of how people were wronged and demand compensation for their pain and inconveinience. Political opinions are also a common subject for attacks. There is often no filter when it comes to the responses written by people about opinion stories or coverage of political candidates. This is especially true during election years when the country is forced to take one side and prove the other wrong. Heated debates over the history and character of polititians take place and many times it seems that are willing to complain about the most insignificant details. Finally, shopping websites receive many critical complains for their products and their services. There is not a single store website that does not offer reviews on the merchandise online. Many times, frustrated customers will not hold back in any way their feelings towards a product if they feel they were ripped off or wronged. Customer service is one of the most criticized departments of a store. Simple mistakes such as late delivery or a packaging mix up cause heated complaints on the review sites and can play a factor in the store’s sales. Most likely, many of these people who are so critical and outspoken on the internet would be too afraid of what people would think of them if they said their comments in