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Dubious about Chomsky's inclusion in the first source
Hello,
I'm dubious about the inclusion of Chomsky in the first note ; given that he wasn't an historian of anarchism or even an historian altogether (as is claimed there) and thus his view shouldn't be seen as a reliable historical description, especially on something as central as the introduction. The fact that Otero (who isn't an historian neither but a philosophical analyst and linguist), discussing his views, argues that he said this, doesn't change the nature of his own claim who shouldn't take so much space as the ones by Guérin who is dated (as Chomsky was) but was indeed an historian.
Cordially, Aristoxène (talk) 17:03, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
Objectivity
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This entry on "Anarchism" is partial and not of great value.
To see why, compare with, for example, Britannica :
https://www.britannica.com/topic/anarchism
I will not volunteer to join in with an entry which is, from the existing article, which has a fair amount of opinion at the expense of historical and philosophical fact.
I am not posting this to "defend anarchism" - and I'm no anarchist - but only to point out a lack of standards. Jpgcwiki (talk) 13:51, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
Far-left?
While I am far from an expert on this, generally from my understanding Anarchism isn’t necessarily either left or rightwing because the term is quite broad right? Of course because of how Wikipedia works if the sources state so I won’t argue against it, but I just want to double check, that’s all Gavfor (talk) 23:38, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
- Good question. Many anarchists would take issue with being labeled "left", because doing so makes them out to be in the same group as, say, Marxist–Leninists, whom they loathe. It would be interesting to see what anarchist scholars such as David Graeber have to say on the matter. Wreaderick (talk) 21:16, 12 October 2026 (UTC)