Israel's Lobby, Republican Values, and Plutocracy

The article analyzes the tension between pluralism and the risk of power capture by strong interest groups, using Israel's Lobby as an example. The author indicates that the problem is not the existence of the lobby itself, but a permanent asymmetry in mobilization and capital, which leads to phenomena such as 'political leverage' or 'anticipatory reflex'. The text cites George Washington's warnings against 'passionate attachment' to foreign powers, which can distort the rational assessment of national interests and lead to a loss of state impartiality. The analysis emphasizes the necessity of applying republican symmetry in assessing external influences to avoid the corruption of decision-making processes and maintain the integrity of democratic institutions against plutocratic mechanisms.