And now for something real stupid courtesy FAZ. The 'Heil Hitler' greeting as a separation of the private self.

The "Hi Five" bestowing them the power
of divine authority and human dignity.

What would the German media do without Dear Leader Adolf? He just keeps on giving. The Munich SZ had something two weeks ago. I wonder when the SPIEGEL boys will chime in.

Excerpts from the FAZ:

The basic law says hi.

Hitler's greeting was by no means a salutation, but an attack on human dignity. He militarized the self-representation of the individuals and created a magical illusion.

The "German salutation" gave Hitler the power of a divine authority.

The article concludes with a reference to a idiot sociologist ...

Niklas Luhmann came to a different conclusion in his analysis of the fundamental rights: the greeting is part of the human dignity, which is inviolable according to the basic law. When an apparent personal action, such as a greeting placed in an extrinsic manner, the individual must separate his public from the private self or abandon it entirely in favor of the official line. This, according to Luhmann, would be the end of dignity. Perhaps by an occasional "Hi Basic Law", we should recall this by no means self-evident guarantee of freedom.

Why not. I could do now with an Alexander.