ignoramus

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What’s normal in our past is the American vulnerability to mythical enemies, demagogues and ignoramuses.

From Washington Post

You write about ignoramuses and argue that they're attracted to the Republican Party, or so it seems.

From Salon

Fascist appropriation of Tolkien's work may seem surprising given his anti-Nazi statements, which include calling Hitler a "ruddy little ignoramus."

From Salon

A small, loud band of similarly minded ignoramuses went into conniptions at the news that Halle Bailey had been cast as Ariel in the live-action movie version of "The Little Mermaid."

From Salon

And so you get blowhards and sycophants, egoists and ignoramuses mixed in among those just striving to be dedicated public servants.

From Washington Post