Is anarchism right wing or left wing?

That depends how measure left and right. The political scale is purely subjective. Do you classify left and right as socialism vs capitalism? Or authority vs liberty? Or Conservatism vs Progressivism? read more

Left wing anarchists tend to be militant socialists like Che Guvera. Right wing anarchist tend to be associated with white power separatist movements and skinheads. That is the classical definition. If you subscribe to the Nolan Chart theory, you reject the left vs right model of comparison as inadequate. read more

I find this odd as well since technically right wing ideology strongly supports less/smaller government while the left support more/bigger government, so common sense would suggest that right wing ideology taken to its extreme would be anarchy while left wing ideology when taken to its extreme would be totalitarianism. read more

Anarchism is traditionally viewed as far-left, but it doesn't make much sense, since left-wing politics supposedly favours "big government" influence. read more