Session Profile: Helle-Moonika Helme
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
2025-01-27
Political Position
The political position is strongly value-driven, centered on opposing gender ideology and criticizing the politically funded bias inherent in the scientific consensus. The speaker asserts that the scientific consensus is dependent on funding allocated by politicians, and predicts a decline in the opponents' approval ratings because of their current stances. These positions are fiercely oppositional and are framed as a contrast between truth and ideology.
1 Speeches Analyzed
Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates knowledge of the political dependence of science funding and uses a historical parallel with Lysenkoism to discredit the opponents' positions. He quotes declarations by a foreign leader concerning gender ideology, but offers no technical terminology or statistics to support his claims.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is highly combative, accusatory, and ironic, employing strong historical comparisons (Lysenkoism) to discredit the opponents' viewpoints. The tone is ideological and emotional, blending political prediction (a drop in support) with the expression of personal pity toward opponents who are forced to convince themselves of things that are untrue.
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Activity Patterns
We do not have sufficient data regarding the frequency, rhythm, or other activity patterns, since the analysis is based on a single speech from a plenary session.
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Opposition Stance
The primary adversaries are political forces who funded "consensus science" and promote gender ideology. The criticism is intense and ideological, accusing the opponents of believing falsehoods and comparing their activities to Lysenkoism, which signals their political and historical failure.
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Collaboration Style
There is insufficient data regarding the style of cooperation, willingness to compromise, or inter-party collaboration, as the rhetoric has been focused on stark opposition.
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Regional Focus
The focus is on international ideological developments, referencing the declarations made by the leader of one of the world's major powers concerning gender ideology and its removal from school curricula. There is no concentration on specific regional or local topics within Estonia.
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Economic Views
The economic perspectives offered are limited to criticizing the impact of funds distributed by politicians on scientific consensus, stressing that science itself is dependent on the money politicians hand out. There are no stated positions on taxes, trade, or broader economic policy.
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Social Issues
On social issues, the speaker holds an extremely firm stance, declaring that only two sexes exist. They strongly oppose gender ideology, labeling it an extremist ideology, and express satisfaction regarding its removal from school curricula elsewhere in the world.
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Legislative Focus
The address centers on ideological and scientific criticism, as well as political confrontation. There is a lack of references to specific legislative priorities, draft legislation, or accomplishments within the Riigikogu.
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