Michael Moore's "Idiot Nation"

I had mixed feelings after reading Michael Moore's "Idiot Nation." Although I agree with many of his ideas, I fail to see a thesis or a reason for this essay. I agree that our education system is flawed, and that the people whom we have elected to run it don't have a clue as to what needs to be done to fix it. It wasn't difficult for Moore to convince me that Pepsi and Coke should not be funding our schools, or that teachers are not to blame for the "stupidity" of our country. I do not agree, however, with the idea that Americans are stupid because they don't read books, or that running for office with the intention of pissing off the faculty is productive in any way. Had Mr. Moore been a little more informative, or even just less arrogant, his argument would have been far more persuasive and relevant to me. Simply complaining from a distance in this kind of negative, sarcastic tone might seem really edgey and cool for someone who never made it past High School, but it's not going to accomplish anything. But what do I know? I'm just a "stupid American" who couldn't read when I was four, and I have never gotten my Principal fired for fun, even though he was a good neighbor. Maybe I should stop watching TV and go read The Odyssey, in case someone quizzes me about it in 20 years, then I won't be such an idiot.