Agenda Profile: Helle-Moonika Helme
Inquiry regarding elementary school textbooks (no. 672)
2025-01-27
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Political Position
The political position is strongly value-based, focusing on the opposition to gender ideologies within school curricula. The speaker frames the issue as a critique of the politically funded "scientific consensus," predicting its imminent collapse and a political backlash against opponents. The stance is strongly opposed to the current direction of educational policy.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates knowledge of the political impact of science funding, emphasizing the connection between the money distributed by politicians and the development of scientific consensus. A historical example of Lysenkoism is used to support the argument and discredit the opposing side's positions.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is highly combative, accusatory, and emotionally charged, employing strong value judgments (e.g., "extremist ideology"). The speaker uses historical parallels to discredit opponents and asserts that the opponents' narrative is diminishing their support percentage, concluding with a personal expression of regret for having believed the opponents' falsehoods.
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Activity Patterns
There is insufficient data regarding activity patterns, frequency, or regular communication channels, with the exception of participation in the inquiry concerning primary school textbooks.
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Opposition Stance
The opponents are being criticized extremely intensely, both ideologically and politically. They are accused of spreading falsehoods and funding "consensus science." The speaker predicts their political downfall and compares their actions to supporting Lysenkoism, essentially ruling out compromise on ideological issues.
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Collaboration Style
The data regarding the style of cooperation, willingness to compromise, or cross-party collaboration is insufficient because the address focuses entirely on confrontation and criticism.
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Regional Focus
The focus is on national education policy and international trends, referencing the actions of the leader of one of the world's superpowers in removing gender ideologies from school curricula. There is no focus on specific regional or local topics.
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Economic Views
The economic views are limited to criticism regarding how politicians allocate money for science funding, which affects scientific consensus. There are no positions on taxes, trade, or fiscal discipline.
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Social Issues
Among social issues, the central theme is opposition to gender ideologies, which are considered extremist ideologies. The speaker emphasizes the view that there are only two sexes and supports removing these topics from school curricula, citing conservative values.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently on education policy, specifically the content found in basic school textbooks. The speaker is a strong opponent of the current direction, advocating for the removal of ideological content (gender ideologies) from school curricula, while citing a positive example from abroad.
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