Identity Politics
1 and 0, the multiplicative and additive identities, argue politics and trade identity-property insults.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-04-08-identity-politics/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
1: "We need a leader that respects both primes and composites." 0: "No! We need a unifier, who can bring together opposite numbers."
1: "Bah! Your centrism is worthless. You are only a cipher. You add nothing!" 0: "Multiply me, punk! Let's see what you look like when I'm done with you!"
[Caption] "Identity Politics"