Snellen defined standard vision as the ability to recognise a letter (âoptotypeâ) when it forms an angle of 5 arcminutes, which is âline nineâ of the letters (âoptotypesâ) on the chart at 6 metres. Hermann, Dutch ophthalmologist, 1834-1908.
In the context of the theory of Marxist revolutionary struggle, vanguardism is a strategy whereby the most class-conscious and politically advanced sections of the proletariat or working class, described as the revolutionary vanguard, form organizations in order to draw larger sections of the working class towards revolutionary politics and serve as manifestations of proletarian political power against its class enemies.
A leftist is an individual who has an unexplained and rabid prejudice against all things right, and all issues concerning it. These things are collectively referred to as 'rightdom'. Leftism is the term used to refer to the belief of the inferiority, and hatred of all things right.