Agenda Profile: Anti Poolamets
Santa Claus
2024-12-19
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Political Position
The political focus is on climate change and the green transition, expressing strong support for warm, snowless Christmases. Climate change is viewed as anthropogenic and is accepted as a positive phenomenon. Support is directed toward renewable energy and green technologies, such as wind farms and solar panels.
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Topic Expertise
The speaker demonstrates knowledge of the cultural and technological aspects of climate change, mentioning wind farms and solar panels. Their expertise is more poetic and cultural, drawing on references to well-known figures (Alender, Hannah Lahe) and literature, rather than technical data or statistics.
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Rhetorical Style
The style is unconventional and poetic, using a poem ("Green Christmas") as the primary means of communication. The tone is optimistic, cheerful, and slightly ironic, celebrating climate change as a "wonderful" phenomenon. Humor and low formality are employed, for example, when asking for a water bottle and using the expression "having a taste for blood."
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Activity Patterns
The data suggests a single appearance on December 19th, which is connected to the Christmas season. The speaker’s performance pattern involves presentations that allow for spontaneity or changes to the schedule (such as replacing an opera with a poem).
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Opposition Stance
Direct adversaries are neither named nor criticized. The criticism is instead aimed at the traditional expectation of a white Christmas, and at those who are gloomy or negatively disposed towards climate change.
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Collaboration Style
There is no data available regarding cooperation, coalitions, or willingness to compromise.
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Regional Focus
The focus is broad, addressing global climate issues (coconut, palm). A specific regional reference is also made to the Gulf of Finland, emphasizing the lack of ice, which links the topic to the local context.
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Economic Views
The economic views are indirect, supporting investments in renewable energy (wind farms, solar panels) as a positive development. There are no stated positions on taxes, trade, or fiscal discipline.
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Social Issues
The central social theme revolves around cultural adaptation to climate change, promoting a new, warmer Christmas tradition that swaps out snowmobiles for cargo bikes. The text includes references to contemporary culture (Hannah Lahe) and emphasizes the human-caused nature (anthropogenicity) of the changes.
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Legislative Focus
There is no information on legislative priorities, bills, or achievements.
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