By Months: Anti Poolamets
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
31 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly combative, alarming, and critical, employing strong language (e.g., "neo-totalitarian approach," "the economic assassin's dream"). It strongly appeals to the sense of threat (war, economic crisis, health damage) and utilizes historical parallels (the "Sleepwalkers" of World War I, the Phosphorite War). It also employs sarcasm and satire, including the reading of the poem "Green Christmas," which addresses the green transition.
11.2024
28 Speeches
The rhetoric is highly combative, accusatory, and dramatic, frequently employing powerful metaphors ("the elephant in the room," "fighting a fire," "the mother-in-law's cupboard is bottomless"). He draws upon historical parallels (the atmosphere of 1934, Lysenkoism, the VEB Fund) and launches personal attacks regarding corruption. The tone is overwhelmingly anxious and urgent, underscoring the economic and security threats.
10.2024
25 Speeches
Highly confrontational, passionate, and sharp, often employing emotional and historical appeals, comparing the current situation to the Soviet occupation or authoritarian regimes. It uses strong and polarizing expressions (e.g., "European Siberia," "satanic," "colonized," "Brezhnev package") and engages in personal attacks, dredging up past insults against opponents. The tone is predominantly accusatory and urgent, stressing that the nation is in peril.
09.2024
19 Speeches
The speaker's style is highly combative, passionate, and sharply critical, often employing emotional and historical appeals. He uses colorful imagery (e.g., "exports are falling like a stone," "spice merchants") and accuses the government of practicing "arbitrary law" and relying on "bought-in ideas." The tone is predominantly accusatory, demanding accountability, particularly the resignation of ministers, and he emphasizes the opinions of communities and experts to support his positions.
07.2024
9 Speeches
The rhetorical style is highly aggressive, accusatory, and emotionally charged, focusing on the opponents' unethical conduct and dishonesty. Strong metaphors ("steamroller," "Teflon layer") and historical references (the $10 million scandal, Meikar) are employed to underscore the lack of confidence. The politician also engages in sharp personal attacks, accusing opponents of using rhetoric typical of a "Putin propagandist."
06.2024
12 Speeches
The rhetorical style is sharp, accusatory, and emotional, especially when addressing members of the government (for instance, accusing the prime minister of lying and spreading rumors). Strong metaphors are employed ("nest of illegals," "lays golden eggs") alongside historical comparisons (a colony from the time of Karl Vaino) to underscore the gravity and urgency of the situation. Appeals are frequently grounded in moral indignation and matters of honor, demanding accountability and the restoration of order.
05.2024
9 Speeches
The tone is predominantly combative, critical, and appalling, using strong emotional appeals and exclamations ("This is simply appalling!", "This is an absurd fabrication."). It employs sharp contrasts (Ratas vs Kallas) and historical comparisons (Soviet tricks, planned economy) to discredit the government's policy. The style is direct and accusatory, charging the government with the "blatant demolition" of the economy and the establishment of repressive energy policies.
04.2024
35 Speeches
The speaker’s style is extremely combative, passionate, and accusatory, frequently employing strong emotional appeals and personal attacks. They repeatedly use hyperbolic and negative terms such as "Marxist program," "dystopia," "green frenzy," and "shaming." An ideological and historical framework is favored, linking contemporary politics to communism and programs aimed at the destruction of society.
03.2024
28 Speeches
The rhetorical style is combative, sharp, and penetrating, employing highly emotional terms such as "blood money," "moral corpse," and "dystopia." It heavily utilizes historical and cultural comparisons (Soviet "nudging," Klaus Schwab, Sharia law) and accuses opponents of destroying the nation-state. The speaker employs irony and sarcasm to highlight the government's contradictions and ethical decline.
02.2024
19 Speeches
The rhetorical style is sharp, combative, and forceful, employing strong emotional appeals, particularly when addressing ethical and security matters. He frequently uses powerful phrases ("vile business," "free fall," "Lumumba universities") and directs pointed rhetorical questions at the government. The speeches include both logical argumentation (statistics, legal violations) and cultural and historical references (Tammsaare, Hando Runnel).
01.2024
44 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly combative, sharp, and emotional, often using accusations of lying, shamelessness, and the hijacking of state institutions ("brutally hijacks"). Strong imagery is used (e.g., "the party of white sweaters"), and moral outrage is emphasized, relying on both technical details and personal or anecdotal examples (a neighbor's story about a refugee, a pharmacist's health problems). The speaker often addresses opponents directly, demanding repentance and shame from them.