By Months: Helle-Moonika Helme
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
26 Speeches
The rhetoric is extremely combative, dramatic, and emotional, employing strong accusations (lying, deliberate misconduct, internationalism). It often appeals to the public ("Good viewers and listeners!") and uses moral pressure, demanding the coalition choose "for pedophiles or for children." The style is at times confrontational and exposes demagoguery, culminating in the physical tearing up of one draft bill.
11.2024
46 Speeches
The speaker's rhetorical style is highly combative, critical, and insistent, frequently utilizing strongly emotional and condemnatory language ("madness," "blindly," "utterly foolish," "to taint/to spoil"). He relies on populist appeals, accusing the government of antagonizing the populace and living in "its own bubble" (drawing comparisons to Brezhnev-era party plenums). Numerous rhetorical questions are posed, and direct answers are demanded, emphasizing value conflicts rather than technical details.
10.2024
47 Speeches
The rhetorical style is overwhelmingly combative, accusatory, and emotional, especially when addressing ministers. Strong and direct expressions are used (e.g., "money laundering," "lying," "insane," "dousing with filth") and the speaker demands respect and substantive answers. The speaker positions themselves as standing up for the people and the opposition, contrasting this stance with the government's "superior and arrogant" attitude. Appeals are made both to morality (the welfare of children, the livelihood of the elderly) and to logic (economic facts, the budget deficit).
09.2024
57 Speeches
The rhetorical style is highly combative, dramatic, and urgent, frequently employing sarcasm and irony, particularly when addressing ministers' responses. Strong emotional language is utilized (e.g., "stolen," "criminal," "child-hating government"), along with rhetorical questions designed to highlight the incompetence of opponents. The speaker favors emotional appeals alongside logical arguments, often referencing, for instance, grandfathers spinning in their graves, or resorting to a horse anecdote.
07.2024
31 Speeches
The style is extremely combative, accusatory, and emotional, employing strong language such as "criminal," "cynical," and "epidemic." Repeated rhetorical questions ("What kind of country is this?") are used, and the detrimental nature of the government's actions toward the Estonian people is emphasized. The speaker repeatedly demands a vote to underscore their opposition and demonstrate solidarity with the public.
06.2024
27 Speeches
The rhetorical style is combative, populist, and often cynical, employing strong emotional appeals and accusations aimed directly at the government. Government actions are characterized as "shameless" and "vile," particularly concerning the imposition of taxes. The speaker frequently uses rhetorical questions and addresses the "Estonian people" directly to highlight the public's opposition to government policy (e.g., 76% opposition to the car tax).
05.2024
117 Speeches
The speaking style is intensely confrontational, passionate, and accusatory, employing powerful emotional language (e.g., "wolf in sheep's clothing," "incompetence/bungling," "blind ideology"). Speakers frequently address the public directly, warning them about the government's lies. They utilize both logical arguments (statistics, facts) and emotional appeals (fear of war and the disappearance of the nation-state).
04.2024
52 Speeches
The rhetorical style is extremely combative, confrontational, and accusatory, utilizing strong emotional expressions (e.g., "criminal," "being stolen from the people," "perversion of marriage"). The speaker addresses the ministers directly, accusing them of hypocrisy, lying, and establishing a power vertical. When at the Riigikogu podium, he/she often employs irony and makes procedural remarks directed at the session chair.
03.2024
34 Speeches
The speaker’s style is predominantly combative, accusatory, and emotionally charged, employing strong language such as "theft from one's own people," "folly," and "a stain of shame." Rhetorical questions and historical parallels (communists, totalitarian regimes) are frequently used. One notable exception, however, is when the speaker praises a specific minister for their polite and explanatory presentation style, setting them apart from other members of the government.
02.2024
12 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly combative, straightforward, and often ironic, especially when commenting on the actions of the government. Strong moral criticism is directed at opponents, accusing them of immorality and rule-breaking. The argumentation is a mix of logical comparisons (e.g., VAT in Italy) and emotional appeals (the shattering of small producers’ dreams).
01.2024
61 Speeches
The speaker's style is predominantly combative, critical, and forceful, employing strong emotional appeals and sharp analogies (e.g., comparing the current situation to the Soviet era, "Tagurpidiantsla"). He/She directly criticizes the competence and attitude of the prime minister and ministers, accusing them of failed governance of the country. He/She frequently uses rhetorical questions and irony to underscore the absurdity of the government's policies (e.g., "don't buy a car, you'll save money").