By Months: Mart Helme
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
18 Speeches
The speaker's style is extremely combative, aggressive, and emotional, frequently using insults and strong accusations ("corrupt bandit gang," "wretched pedophile," "idiocy"). He uses a moral appeal, especially on the topics of child protection and personal responsibility (referencing his children and grandchildren), and threatens "vigilantism" if the state remains inactive. He refuses a "civilized debate" with the coalition, as he accuses them of constant lying and "stonewalling" (failing to respond).
11.2024
33 Speeches
The speaker's rhetoric is extremely aggressive, emotional, and often hyperbolic, employing strong personal and political accusations (e.g., labeling the coalition "slave owners" and the budget "the budget of stupidity and corruption"). He/She uses colorful and dramatic imagery (Estonia falling into the "mud league," wolves killing dogs) and frequently issues ultimatums and warns opponents of criminal liability. The style is more value-driven and accusatory than detailed policy analysis, although the speaker also references historical and philosophical examples (Albert Schweitzer, Tsarist Russia).
10.2024
50 Speeches
The style is extremely combative, accusatory, and urgent, emphasizing the country's catastrophic situation and the danger of reaching the breaking point. Strong emotional and ideological language is used, labeling the opposing side as "fascist" and a "puppet government." They often resort to personal attacks and quoting previous insults (for example, in the case of Jürgen Ligi), avoiding substantive political engagement when meaningful answers are lacking.
09.2024
37 Speeches
The speaker's style is extremely combative, urgent, and emotional, employing strong accusations such as "the corrupt," "state thieves," "scandalous," and "the road to Stalinism." Numerous historical parallels (the Brezhnev era, Stalinism, North Korea) and sarcasm (wind turbines for chopping up birds) are used to ridicule the government's actions. The emphasis is placed on highlighting the government's incompetence and immorality, demanding that ministers demonstrate competence and "turn on their thinking ability."
07.2024
18 Speeches
The style is extremely combative, dramatic, and urgent, employing strong emotional appeals and apocalyptic language ("criminal politics," "agony," "the doom of the nation"). Personal labeling is used (e.g., "Kihnu Maiden") alongside accusations of corruption, as well as historical and religious references (e.g., Prophet Reits). The speaker emphasizes that rational arguments are invalid because the system is "thoroughly and utterly corrupt."
06.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker’s rhetorical style is extremely combative and emotional, employing sharp and hyperbolic expressions (e.g., "agony," "an axe between the eyes," "brutal ripping apart"). The tone is accusatory and urgent, focusing on shaming the government and highlighting its irresponsibility. Instead of logical arguments, the discourse is dominated by emotional and value-based appeals to conscience and the capacity for rational thought.
05.2024
19 Speeches
The style is predominantly combative, sharp, and accusatory, utilizing strong emotional appeals and personal attacks (e.g., referring to the prime minister's "stupidity" and labeling the Reform Party a "criminal organization"). The speaker employs irony and historical comparisons ("There was such a beautiful saying during the Russian era") and repeatedly stresses the moral dimension and the lack of empathy in the government's actions. The criticism is often hyperbolic, characterizing the government's activities as "chaos" and "shameful."
04.2024
51 Speeches
The style of rhetoric is extremely combative, accusatory, and includes personal attacks, particularly aimed at the Prime Minister and the ministers. Strong emotional appeals and hyperbole are employed (e.g., "you are destroying your own people," "as murder"), underscoring the nation's collapse and the perceived abnormality of the situation. While specific answers to questions are demanded, the speakers simultaneously utilize sharp demagogic tactics and historical parallels (communists, colonizers). Both the delivery (diction) and the substance of the responses are publicly criticized.
03.2024
66 Speeches
The speaker's style is highly combative, aggressive, and frequently personal, particularly when directed at Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, whom they accuse of shamelessness, a contemptuous attitude, and outright lying. Strong emotional appeals are employed (such as "disaster course," "unbelievable cynicism," and "mafia state"), alongside rhetorical questions designed to undermine the credibility of their opponents. Historical parallels are drawn, notably referencing the Soviet party committee and quotes from Francis Bacon, to underscore the government's inefficiency and ideological fixation.
02.2024
52 Speeches
The style is fiercely combative, sharp, and highly emotional. It employs powerful accusations (such as "shamelessness spills over the edge" and "communist mindset"), and directly charges opponents with abuse of power and outright mockery. The argumentation is bolstered by historical and biblical parallels (Solomon, Pastor Kelch, the Vietnam War) and personal anecdotes (for instance, the departure of a Swedish businessman, or an experience with a Russian-speaking man in a shop). The overall tone is overwhelmingly pessimistic and cautionary, stressing the catastrophic consequences that will follow if the government does not abandon its rigid dogmas.
01.2024
74 Speeches
The style is extremely combative, aggressive, and personal, often employing offensive and disparaging expressions (e.g., "bungler," "Kaja Siimovna," "puppet figures"). The tone is alarmist and urgent, warning of war, the "perfect storm," and the destruction of the nation-state, and makes abundant use of emotional appeals. Historical parallels (Stalinism, 19th-century England taxes) and references to media outlets (Bild, Wall Street Journal) and public opinion polls are utilized.