If anarcho-capitalism is not 'far-right', then left-wing anarchism shouldn't be considered 'far-left'

The terms 'far-left' and 'far-right' are almost exclusively used as pejoratives or insults. Very few people identify as far-left, far-right or as extremists. But there is a double-standard in what we commonly associate with the extremes on either side.

When people think of the far-right, they usually think of fascism, nazism or ultranationalism. Ideologies like right-wing libertarianism or anarcho-capitalism are rarely associated with the far-right, despite being much more 'extreme' on economics.

When people think of the far-left however, both authoritarian and anti-authoritarian ideologies are lumped into the 'far-left' label for simply being anti-capitalist. Stalinism and Maoism are considered far-left, but so are anarcho-syndicalism, libertarian socialism or council communism.

When categorizing the left, economic radicalism alone is sufficient to be labeled "far-left," even if the ideology is explicitly anti-authoritarian.

When categorizing the right, authoritarianism or nationalism typically becomes a prerequisite for the "far-right" label. Extreme economic positions alone (like anarcho-capitalism’s absolute capitalism) do not suffice.

This is an inconsistency and a double-standard. You have to choose: either anarcho-capitalism is a far-right ideology at least as extreme as fascism, or, left-wing anarchism is not a far-left ideology like Stalinism. You cannot have it both ways.