Agenda Profile: Mart Maastik
Inquiry regarding the promotion of family and large families (no. 667)
2025-01-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Political Position
The political focus centers on population sustainability and resolving the demographic crisis, a challenge often deemed equal to or even surpassing national defense in importance. This position is deeply value-based, stressing the necessity of providing security for families and offering financial support to large families, while firmly opposing cuts to existing benefits. The ultimate aim of this policy is to guarantee the survival of the Estonian people, starting with the support of the correct family model.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates expertise on the subjects of family policy, demographic challenges, and cultural paradigms, stressing the role of parenthood and its foundation being rooted in the home. They draw a comparison between the national defense budget (1.6 billion earmarked for bombs) and the necessity of solving the low birth rate problem, thereby underscoring the critical need for investment in the social sector. No specific statistical data is presented; the arguments rely instead on moral and cultural reasoning.
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Rhetorical Style
The rhetorical style is insistent, alarming, and occasionally confrontational, especially regarding cultural norms and government instability. Strong emotional appeals are utilized, emphasizing the sanctity of motherhood and criticizing the examples set by state television (the painful conclusion of the "Drag Show"). A logical comparison is drawn with national defense expenditures to underscore the priority of family policy.
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Activity Patterns
Insufficient data.
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Opposition Stance
The criticism is aimed at the government's actions, which are creating uncertainty for families by cutting benefits. There is strong opposition both to political parties that fail to recognize the necessity of child support payments, and to the examples of Western multiculturalism that are undermining the traditional family model. State television content, specifically that which ridicules motherhood, is being subjected to particularly sharp criticism.
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Collaboration Style
Acknowledges colleagues for highlighting crucial aspects and refers to Helir-Valdor Seeder's speech. A challenge is issued to the opposition parties to propose alternative solutions for addressing the birth rate problem if they do not support the child benefits, which demonstrates a conditional openness to the discussion of solutions.
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Regional Focus
The focus is entirely at the national level (the survival of the Estonian people, the sustainability of the state) and at the cultural level (European and Western multiculturalism). There are no references to specific regions, local projects, or regional industries.
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Economic Views
Strongly supports state intervention and significant spending on family policy, arguing that solving the birth rate problem requires the same level of investment as national defense (5% of the budget). It opposes policies that reduce or destabilize support for large families, viewing this as undermining the sense of security.
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Social Issues
On social issues, the stance is strongly conservative, emphasizing the primacy of the traditional family model (mother and father) and the sanctity of motherhood, which should outweigh career models. It opposes the equalization of new family models in school education and sharply criticizes the examples set by state television that ridicule motherhood. It considers the new role models associated with Western multiculturalism to be detrimental.
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Legislative Focus
The primary legislative focus is on guaranteeing stable support for large families and addressing the demographic crisis using state mechanisms, which requires active input from members of the Riigikogu. Furthermore, the necessity of regulating school education and the role models presented by state media is stressed, aiming to uphold the traditional value framework.
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