A-Infos (en) France, SocLib: RIGHT-WING ANARCHISTS: A BOURGEOIS FANTASY (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

"What the bourgeoisie calls 'right-wing anarchism' is not a doctrine; it 
is a fantasy, a costume. A term to make things look respectable. A label 
used to pass off exploitation as 'freedom.' - They claim that 
'right-wing anarchism exists.' As if anarchy could be mere window 
dressing, a slogan in a shop window, or a perfume sprayed over the same 
old machinery of capitalism-a system that issues orders, enforces 
hierarchies, and subjects workers to exploitation.
Well, it isn't.
Anarchy is the rejection of domination, not a 'respectable version' of 
domination sporting a mustache and a tie.

We could stop there, but let's look at some examples-absurd ones, 
precisely because the system loves serious explanations delivered by 
'serious' people (like them) who are caricatures of thinkers; these 
examples help us finally see the fraud for what it is. The funniest part 
is when reality contradicts the label...

Researcher Ben Little says this regarding Big Tech figures like Musk or 
Thiel:

'Libertarianism is actually a form of right-wing anarchism. In a sense, 
it advocates for a minimal state. Libertarianism places much greater 
emphasis on the individual and their freedom to do as they please 
without government restrictions. But the key takeaway regarding 
libertarianism-and this is especially true if you consider someone like 
Thiel-is that it generally does not aim to abolish the state entirely. 
They highly value institutions like the military, and they do not want 
everyone to be free.'"» (Source)

The researcher's pronounced U.S.-centric perspective is evident; he no 
longer questions the words he uses-the prevailing orthodoxy reigns 
supreme. He engages in conceptual conflation, equating libertarianism 
with "a form of right-wing anarchism." As if "Right" or "Left" held any 
meaning within anarchism, or as if anarchists harbored a preference for 
one side of the political spectrum over the other. "Left-wing anarchist" 
or "right-wing anarchist"-these are merely projections of what anarchism 
*ought* to be according to their own worldview. While such absurdity 
isn't fatal, it clearly aims to sow confusion, ultimately seeking to 
neutralize revolutionary anarchist thought and practice.

Their concept seizes upon certain libertarian demands-such as reducing 
the size of the state, individual liberty, and criticizing the 
government-and treats them as if they were sufficient to define an 
anarchist identity. Yet, anarchism is not characterized by "less 
state"-as is the case with economic liberals (a term that might well 
suffice to describe these so-called libertarians)-but rather by the 
*absence* of the state altogether. Anarchism is a comprehensive 
political theory centered on the rejection of domination (encompassing 
not only the state as a coercive structure but also social and economic 
hierarchies, such as theism, nationalism, and capitalism). Political 
scientist Asma Mhalla describes one of the Big Tech players as follows:

"He is truly the Joker from *Batman*; there is an 'agent of chaos' side 
to him, a tragic-comic side; he is a right-wing anarchist. He taunts the 
system-a system whose flaws and weaknesses he sees, plays with, and 
exploits. It is as if he were saying, 'When are they going to wake up? 
When are they going to come and catch me?' There is an almost suicidal 
streak in him-pushing the journey to the limit, taking risks to the 
extreme, playing the story out to the end, even at the cost of losing 
everything; that is the side of him that exists." (Source)

This resembles an argument built on atmosphere, stringing together terms 
like "Batman," "agent of chaos," "tragic-comic," "right-wing anarchist," 
"taunts the system," "almost suicidal," "pushing risks to the limit," 
and so on. It is an accumulation of ideas that creates an impression of 
depth but lacks internal criteria or evidence. It is hot air-the sort of 
thing graduates of the *École Polytechnique* and Sciences Po excel at 
when they appear in the media. Yet this billionaire boss simply wants to 
privatize the system for his own benefit; the workers or employees he 
exploits in his companies are not billionaires. Therefore, he is not 
taunting the system; he is developing it and wants to extend it right 
into our neurons (Neuralink). He is not an agent of chaos; together with 
his billionaire friends, he is organizing a more efficient, totalitarian 
capitalist system. He is not suicidal; he is preparing for a potential 
escape into space for billionaires should problems arise from the very 
capitalism they seek to accelerate. Is an emotionally charged Nazi 
salute tragic or comic? That is what "grand anarchism" amounts to: 
freedom for oneself and obedience for others. In the real world, we call 
that something else: bossism, authoritarianism, tyranny. The State when 
it serves their interests, the absence of the State when it suits them. 
This isn't anarchy. It's opportunism.

For what these bourgeois figures are defending is clearly not "anarchy," 
but rather:

? property as authority,
? money as sovereign,
? the boss as arbiter,
? the enterprise as a mini-state.

However, there is also an older version of right-wing anarchism-one that 
partly overlaps with the version mentioned earlier. This is the version 
defined by certain French intellectuals who label figures like Micberth, 
Céline, and others from the artistic world as such (just look at their 
Wikipedia pages!). We are talking about non-conformists-figures in the 
mold of the Barrèsian individualist-who are anti-materialist, 
moralistic, and anti-parliamentarian. These are far-right figures, or 
those ideologically close to the far right, whom the bourgeoisie seeks 
to equate with anarchism; yet it is their own narrow-mindedness and a 
desire for publicity that compel them to use words they have no 
intention of actually understanding. Need one even mention the ties 
these figures maintained with far-right groups-groups that view 
anarchists as people to be eliminated?

Take, for instance, the sovereigntist Michel Onfray, who for years has 
played both sides of the fence-defending de Gaulle (and the coup d'état 
that birthed the Fifth Republic) one moment, Blanqui (a proponent of 
coups d'état) the next, and then Proudhon-all while toying with ideas he 
does not actually stand for. He spouts bourgeois Girondin morality while 
trying to don a Proudhonian guise, yet also defends the NPA, cozies up 
to Sarkozy-and lately Zemmour-hosts a show on CNews (a TV channel 
championing reactionary ideas, or worse), and remains a staunch advocate 
of the "sovereignist" agenda... Recently, he was even invited aboard a 
nuclear aircraft carrier to promote it (the military needs to prepare 
for the coming capitalist-statist war) in a *JDD* special edition... He 
is launching a magazine called *Front Populaire* that features numerous 
far-right authors. He has made remarks deemed racist, authoritarian, and 
so on. Yet this gentleman-whom the media elevates to the status of an 
intellectual (because it suits their own views)-spouts so much nonsense 
(or things very close to it) that he takes it upon himself to define 
anarchism single-handedly; he claims to be a "left-wing" 
anarchist-specifically Proudhonian-though the "left-wing" label doesn't 
bother him, as it's an empty term that the bourgeoisie loves. But then, 
this "left-wing bourgeois" chimes in to declare that libertarians are 
"right-wing anarchists"!!? Yet another subject he doesn't understand... 
In fact, by constantly playing with ideas he hasn't mastered, he will 
eventually be labeled a "right-wing anarchist" by his fellow 
bourgeois-and there won't be a thing he can do about it; it's a label 
used for people like him, and, come to think of it, he might even like it.

You could say the bourgeoisie has a lot of fun with words-and that 
looking ridiculous pays well."

PM

SOURCE: Le Café anarchiste

https://www.socialisme-libertaire.fr/2026/09/les-anarchistes-de-droite-une-fantaisie-de-bourgeois.html
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