"dhimwit" meaning in English

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          "text": "What a bunch of taqiyya and praise by a dhimwit. Obviously they have not read The Legacy of Jihad by Andrew Bostom.",
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          "text": "Dhim·wit (dïm-wît) – A non-Muslim member of a free society that abets the stated cause of Islamic domination with remarkable gullibility. A dhimwit is always quick to extend sympathy to the very enemy that would take away his or her own freedom (or life) if given the opportunity.",
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          "text": "@Gazpacho - you be the useful idiot, the dhimwit, if you want.",
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