Don quixote
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In a teamwork situation, an extremely irrational person, who takes charge of a project through sheer force of will rather than [competence] and leads it in a direction which guarantees failure.
Background: The Don [Quixote] of literature had a tendency to do extraordinarily stupid things without thinking them through. But people were [loathe] to try and stop him on account of his being a few cans short of a six pack.
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Someone who is [idealistic], and believes in justice, and is on a [quest] to [save the world] or someone, no matter how absurd the reality of accomplishing it is.
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To be afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and [mental] unsoundness.
One [who is] an [imbecile].
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