Agenda Profile: Martin Helme
First Reading of the Draft Resolution of the Riigikogu "On the Development of Measures for Increasing the Birth Rate" (208 OE)
2024-09-16
The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
Political Position
The most crucial issue is the demographic crisis in Estonia. To address this, support is being given to a draft resolution of the Riigikogu that calls upon the government to develop appropriate measures. The political stance is fiercely anti-government, accusing them of exacerbating the crisis by cutting family and social benefits. This is a strongly value-driven framework that fundamentally criticizes the government's actions.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates awareness regarding social policy, specifically concerning the cuts to family benefits, child benefits, subsidies for hobby education and healthcare support, as well as the closure of small schools. The expertise shown is focused more on evaluating the social and demographic impact of these political actions rather than on the presentation of technical data or statistics.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is highly passionate, aggressive, and critical, employing strong emotional appeals and unusual language ("vile," "abomination"). Direct accusations and ironic metaphors are used (e.g., "you put the coin in and the child appears") to emphasize the repulsive and mocking nature of the government's attitudes.
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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
The main opponent is "the government," which is being criticized both for its political decisions (cutting benefits, closing small schools) and for its ideological stances. The attack is highly intense and personal, accusing the government of holding a scornful and vile attitude toward motherhood, and effectively sending out the message: "Don't have children."
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Collaboration Style
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Regional Focus
The focus is mainly on the national level (Estonia's demographic crisis), but regional problems are also brought up, specifically citing the closure of small schools, which affects local communities.
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Economic Views
The economic platform focuses on social spending, strongly opposing any cuts to family benefits, child allowances, and subsidies for extracurricular activities. They prioritize state investments in social infrastructure and families as a means of addressing the demographic crisis.
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Social Issues
The main social issue is increasing the birth rate and resolving the demographic crisis, stressing the need to support families and motherhood. The speaker strongly defends the value of motherhood, criticizing the government's ideological stance, which he/she deems derisive and immoral.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently on supporting Riigikogu Draft Resolution 208 OE, which aims to appeal to the government to develop measures to boost the birth rate. The speaker is a strong proponent and advocate of this initiative, stressing the vital importance of its adoption.
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