Judaism is intrinsically fascist.

Further Definitions: Nation " "a large group of people sharing the same culture language or history and inhabiting a particular state or territory" - Compact Oxford English Dictionary Third Edition 2008 Thank you for accepting the challenge. I would like to state similarly to you I am neither Jewish (I"m not a theist) nor Fascist. To begin with I will comment on your main points. "Fascism is a system of government that believes in an overthrow of an old order so that a new one may take its place. It is strengthened by a strong sense of nationality and patriotism". This is an incorrect definition of Fascism, you have the two the wrong way round and even then it is not a clear enough description as you have missed the strict obedience to a leader. In the following lines your continued definition of fascism is not completely incompatible with Judaism. For example "it uses a small group or one person to be a total representation of the people", in Judaism this person is represented by God, the leader whom the Jewish people must not disobey. The will of this God characterises the entire Jewish population as to disobey God"s will is to cease being Jewish. Secondly you state "[fascism] uses violence in at least some degree to stop any resistance", we find similar behaviour from God in the Old Testament in the law he dictates to Moses stating. "Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed" " Exodus 22:20. This is just one example of the sanctioning of the use violence to crush resistance. "[Fascism] curbs freedom" Isn"t denying freedom of religion curbing freedom? Secondly your view is only from the Jewish perspective you are not considering the freedoms of the people affected by the invasions ordered by God. In Exodus 23:24 God says "you must demolish [the religious practices of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites] and break their sacred stones to pieces", thereby denying religious FREEDOM from other people. "[Fascism] gives an idea of one strong nation above all others" By describing themselves as the chosen people of God they automatically relegate non-Jews to inferiors. Secondly Jewish ideology can be described as that of a nation as this reference of God speaking to Moses in the Old Testament clearly shows: "I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River" " Exodus 23:31. This now shows how the idea of a nation exists in Judaism, further showing how Judaism is not incompatible with your description of fascism. "It is extreme patriotism and dictatorship." Firstly concerning dictatorship I challenge you to find a quote from the Bible or Torah where God asks for at least a secondary opinion. Being a God as implied by the Jewish interpretation entails dictatorship. Now I will move on to your comments on Judaism. "Belief in a chosen people being protected by God". Doesn"t this suggest superiority of Jews? In a system where all are considered equal under God, all would be chosen and protected. If the Jews are considered more deserving of Gods protection and choosing then they are considered superior. Linking this to part of my given definition of fascism ("system of government characterized by extreme nationalistic beliefs") from the Oxford Dictionary the above explained point and the idea of the Jewish nation shown in Exodus23:21 do not contradict this part of my definition. "Judaism actively promotes freedom and fighting for defence, whereas fascism works on aggressive expansion." Firstly please look above for my challenge on this view that Judaism promotes freedom and secondly could you please show me to the reference backing up the support of freedom in Judaism. On the idea of defence vs. aggressive expansion I need only point you to Exodus 23:23 "My angel will go ahead of you and bring to you the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out", this is clearly an aggressive expansion into the lands of others supported by God and therefore Judaism. Secondly in response to your view that Judaism promotes fighting for defence I respond that this is only a result of the oppressive treatment the Jews have received over history and not from the actual Jewish scripture. "[Judaism] does not necessarily believe in one particular country, except the theoretical Jerusalem, the Promised Land in Heaven". Firstly Jerusalem is considered the capital or main city of the Promised Land and it exists so is not completely theoretical. Secondly as shown and explained above from the Old Testament quote God promises a nation to the Jewish people. Lastly the term "Promised Land" refers to Canaan not heaven. Now I will add and reinforce some of my own points of view that support my conclusion. Judaism and Fascism have a similar framework, The Class, the Leader, the Struggle/Campaign/War, by the class I refer to a preferred set of people e.g. a race/nation. To compare Judaism with an example of Fascism in practice such as Nazism (which I am not suggesting equates to Judaism) we can easily place the Chosen People and the Aryan race in the class; God and Hitler in the Leader and the invasion of the Promised Land and the invasion of "Lebensraum in the east" in the struggle/Campaign/War. Note that this framework is compatible with my given definition of Fascism. My second point is in reference to Fascism being a system of government and how Judaism fits with this. The aim if this is to show how Fascism being a system of government and Judaism being a religion does not contradict my statement. The Compact Oxford English Dictionary defines government as "the system by which a state or community is governed". In the time of Moses the Jewish state was governed by Jewish law. Therefore any classification of the system of government then is a classification of Judaism itself. Evidence of this is the laws given to Moses by God that affect and deal with things outside of religion that is covered nowadays judicial law. For example "If a man steals an ox ""; "If a man gives his neighbour silver or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen ""; "If a man hits a manservant in the eye". Note that these particular examples are specific to the contemporary way of life and not universal laws, this shows that from the word of God Judaism extends beyond religious life. Finally I will refer to the "strict obedience" (from given definition of Fascism) that Judaism dictates its followers must have to its leader, God. Firstly i cite the first of the Ten Commandments "You shall have no other Gods before me"; here this shows Judaism asserting God to be the supreme leader. Another example of strict obedience is God ordering "do not let [the names of other gods] be heard on your lips" " Exodus 23:13.