Agenda Profile: Raimond Kaljulaid
First Reading of the Draft Resolution (409 OE) of the Riigikogu "Making a Proposal to the Government of the Republic to Implement Effective Measures to Protect Minors from Exposure to Pornography"
2024-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.
Political Position
The speaker, representing the governing party, acknowledges the validity and importance of the issue raised (protecting minors from pornography). However, he strongly opposes the proposed bill (409 OE), deeming it insufficient and merely symbolic for solving what is a global problem. The political stance prioritizes the actual effectiveness of solutions, rather than relying solely on value-based rhetoric.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates awareness of the global scope of technological challenges, emphasizing that resolving the issue requires international action. Their expertise is confined to highlighting the scale and complexity of the problem, referring to it as a "major international technological challenge."
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Rhetorical Style
The tone is initially appreciative and polite, but quickly turns critical and ironic, especially on the topic of the government's alleged super-competence. A vivid and memorable analogy is used ("to move four tons of sand with a teaspoon") to emphasize the draft bill's inefficiency and symbolic nature.
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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
The primary opponent is the bill's proposer (Mr. Vooglaid). The criticism is aimed exclusively at the inefficiency and disproportionality of the proposed solution (the bill) when compared to the scale of the problem. The speaker suggests that the bill's purpose is merely to discuss the problem rather than genuinely solve it.
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Collaboration Style
The cooperation style is conditional: the validity and importance of the problem raised by the opposing side are acknowledged. However, the proposed legislative solution is categorically rejected due to its ineffectiveness, without immediately offering an alternative form of cooperation.
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Regional Focus
The focus is clearly international and global, emphasizing that the issue of protecting minors is a technological challenge that cannot be addressed solely at the national level. Local or regional topics are absent.
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Economic Views
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Social Issues
The speaker addresses a social problem concerning the protection of minors from pornography, acknowledging its importance. The social objective is supported, but the legislative methods proposed to achieve it are dismissed as inadequate.
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Legislative Focus
The legislative focus is currently on opposing a specific draft bill (409 OE). The speaker is against the bill, viewing it as ineffective and merely a tool for discussing the problem, rather than a genuine solution.
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