Well I've never thought of the word "anarchist" to mean "left-wing". In fact it seems more obvious to me that without a state, you wouldn't be able to introduce left-wing economic policies, so you'd have to go with a natural market (i.e. a free market with no rules / regulations).
I'm friends with a few libertarians, and they all refer to themselves as anarchists or minarchists from time to time (myself included). Indeed, the Wikipedia article on Libertarianism mentions that several Libertarian views are openly anarchistic (in the first paragraph). Even Noam Chomsky (a noted left-wing libertarian) states that the term is "considered throughout the world a synonym for anarchism".
I have to disagree with your point on libertarianism though; the word itself means a multitude of things. There is no default "right-wing" position of libertarianism, and I think most political theorists would agree with me. Certainly that is why such groups as the "Political Compass" have it as a region spanning both the left and the right of their classification map. I agree, when political groups call themselves "Libertarian" in their name, they tend to be right-wing, but then there are quite a few groups who are left-wing and still have libertarian values.
The things that both left and right libertarians share are what make the name "libertarian" have meaning. We are all big on civil rights; individual liberty, and a minimal state intervention. The only reason there are different groups of us, and different "wings" in the political spectrum, is that we have internal disagreements over the best ways to maximise liberty and not have total chaos. Some (like myself) believe the freer the market, the freer the people, whilst others want regulation on the market (or a form of personal socialism).
I'm friends with a few libertarians, and they all refer to themselves as anarchists or minarchists from time to time (myself included). Indeed, the Wikipedia article on Libertarianism mentions that several Libertarian views are openly anarchistic (in the first paragraph). Even Noam Chomsky (a noted left-wing libertarian) states that the term is "considered throughout the world a synonym for anarchism".
I have to disagree with your point on libertarianism though; the word itself means a multitude of things. There is no default "right-wing" position of libertarianism, and I think most political theorists would agree with me. Certainly that is why such groups as the "Political Compass" have it as a region spanning both the left and the right of their classification map. I agree, when political groups call themselves "Libertarian" in their name, they tend to be right-wing, but then there are quite a few groups who are left-wing and still have libertarian values.
The things that both left and right libertarians share are what make the name "libertarian" have meaning. We are all big on civil rights; individual liberty, and a minimal state intervention. The only reason there are different groups of us, and different "wings" in the political spectrum, is that we have internal disagreements over the best ways to maximise liberty and not have total chaos. Some (like myself) believe the freer the market, the freer the people, whilst others want regulation on the market (or a form of personal socialism).
