Strikes by the staff of EPAHD (French acronym--Foundation for Shelter for the Elderly and the Dependent) and other retirement homes serve as a reminder, especially to those who may have forgotten, that the core interest of power in any society since the dawn of time is linked to its relationship with death: a society that rations healthcare, does not manage the last years of life with decency, organizes an implicit euthanasia of the poorest, and does not give meaning to death, may be perceived rather quickly as illegitimate. [...]
