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I'm sure part of it's the tone of OP's title, another part is that the demographics here seem to lean STEM over humanities, another part is that regular mix of people that just abhor anything mandatory, and some of what you mention among other things.
It's pretty depressing tbh. I don't agree with OP being all judgmental over it, nor do I think making learning another language mandatory would do much of anything. I'm pretty sure a few years of a secondary language already is mandatory in many schools, and we see how well that goes.
Nevertheless I do think everyone should aspire to learn other languages if for no other reason than simple curiosity, and making oneself at least a little more literate in other languages so that they may be able to experience even those stories that haven't been translated. Think of all those gems in the rough you find in your own language that may not be translated to any others, and what gems may yet be found in other languages.