"Should such an ignorant people lead the world? How did it come to this in the first place? 82 percent of us don't even have a passport! Just a handful can speak a language other than English"

This quote by Michael Moore is a criticism of the existing state of the United States. He is questioning why the US is in a position to lead the world when most of its residents are ignorant of the world around them. He mentions that just a small portion of Americans have a passport, and even fewer can speak a language other than English. This absence of knowledge and understanding of the world beyond the United States is a major problem, and Moore is questioning how the United States got to this point in the very first place. He is recommending that the US ought to not be in a position to lead the world when its people are so ignorant of the world around them.