On our one dimensional scale here in the USA, political orientation makes strange bedfellows - or rumors thereof.
In the radical street battles over free speech and racism, among other things, "far right" outliers are going to battle with "far left" outliers. But this is really a continuation of Antifa attacking anyone they deem Nazis - including anyone who publicly supports Trump.
First of all, the definition of "Alt-Right" is so amorphous as to be almost meaningless. Originally it could have been construed as a loose group of people who want to distance themselves from mainstream, milk-toast, establishment Republicans. But some racists swiftly swooped in, co-opted the term, and those on the left quickly obliged. If gave the left a bigger brush to convincingly paint all Trump supporters are racist. Everything the left decided was anti-establishment, anti-left, anti-statist was quickly called "alt-right" and therefore racist, sexist, etc. But for thinking Americans, the "Alt-Right" has been restricted now to radical racism.
Second, the current narrative paints Nazis, the KKK, and other radical "right wing" groups as being far to the right. But is that really true? If you opposed anything that is deemed necessary for minorities or illegal immigrants, then you are branded racist and on the at the least far right - and most likely "alt-right."
Even in our one dimensional way of portraying politics, is the "alt-right" even on the right? Are they distant enough from the left based on a singular issue? This is a confusing soup of terms, shifting alliances and sensibilities, and radical thought.
Third, are the current crop of Nazis and racially-focused white groups actually right wing. Our current take on defining Nazis comes from the conflict with international socialism centered in Russia, where international socialism really evolved into national socialism by another name. Stalin label fascism "right wing," and the label stuck. By in almost every measure, fascism and national socialism is a left-wing concept. It is a statist regime with collectivist control of property as opposed to collectivist ownership of property. This one fact lays bare the difficulty of having a one dimensional political spectrum.
Fourth, is Antifa actually antifascist?
TO BE CONTINUED