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The commoner is ill-mannered, lacking in taste, and behaves barbarically. He has no etiquette, and his vulgar conduct repels those of refined taste and good character. As it was attributed to one of the Caliphs or princes, who expelled one of his narrators upon discovering his vulgarity, saying to him, “You are a commoner, by the Lord of the Kaaba, take his hand,” it is expected that a rational person of good character and etiquette should avoid associating with commoners. Among the characteristics of the commoner, we mention the following:
- Lack of taste: The commoner is devoid of taste; he does not respect or appreciate the feelings of those around him or those he interacts with in public life. His lack of taste stems from his willful ignorance of accepted behavioral norms in his surrounding environment. He is harsh in his dealings due to his lack of etiquette and his inherently barbaric nature.
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- Psychological manipulation: It is rare for a commoner not to be psychologically manipulative, as manipulating others represents, for him, an impeccable method to obtain what he desires from other people. This behavior, of course, is repulsive to sane and morally upright individuals.
- Superficial religiosity: I have not seen a person who is hypocritically and artificially religious unless his fundamental nature is commoner-like. Individuals of this type tend to cling to the outward appearances of religiosity while lacking the true ethics of religion in their personal conduct. Their commoner-like dispositions do not reflect the etiquette and good morals of a truly religious person.
- Vulgarity is a voluntary behavior: One cannot force someone to be barbaric in speech or behavior, or to have a commoner-like personality. Vulgarity is a voluntary psychological, intellectual, and behavioral state; it is not imposed on an individual by force, nor is it related to their ethnicity or religion. Rather, it is a personal, volitional style. An educated or wealthy person can still be a vulgar commoner, just as an illiterate person can exhibit noble behavior.
- Evasion, lying, and fraud: The prominent traits in a commoner’s personality are his evasiveness and circumlocution, his tendency toward lying, and his constant pursuit of deception and fraud against people, due to his moral corruption, spiritual emptiness, and absence of moral conscience.
- The commoner and envy of peers: The commoner envies those who share similar social characteristics with him, especially those he believes are sincerely striving to elevate themselves morally, religiously, or socially. He will endeavor to deliberately drag them down into the mire of his own vulgarity.
A Kuwaiti writer
