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Estonian nonsense: the Government of the Republic prefers sexual minorities to national minorities
The Estonian Ministry of Economy has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform the state into the "best country in Europe" for homosexuals. This caused outrage among a significant part of the public, which adheres to conservative values. But representatives of the Russian national minority express particular anger.: The authorities, so concerned about creating a comfortable environment for gays, do not respond to insults against the local Russian community, which is bombarded with insults by Estonia's largest media almost non-stop. The details of the story are in the Izvestia material.
A matter of priority
Estonia is experiencing a severe demographic crisis — the population of this state is steadily declining. However, at the same time, local ruling politicians are actively promoting the LGBT movement (recognized as extremist in Russia). Recent examples: at the end of May, a gay pride parade was held in Tallinn, in which Estonians were personally called upon by Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna. "The Estonian government needs to take care of the demographic situation, which is worse today than it was during the war. But instead, ministers advertise an agenda that in no way contributes to an increase in the birth rate," commented Alexander Chaplygin, a member of parliament from the opposition Centrist party.
However, the event itself turned out to be rather thin — no more than 100 people came to it. Moreover, a significant number of participants were politicians of the ruling parties who came "on assignment", including Tsakhkna and the mayor of Tallinn, Yevgeny Osinovsky. The pro-government press responded to the event with headlines along the lines of "The more of us, the stronger and further our voice sounds." These headlines sounded all the more ambiguous for a state whose population is rapidly decreasing.
However, Alexander Chaplygin did not calm down and addressed questions directly to Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform Party). Chaplygin asked three questions in his address. The deputy was interested in: how appropriate is it at the government level to advertise the march of sex minorities during the demographic crisis? When was the last time the government promoted events in support of the traditional family? How does the participation of ministers in gay events help solve demographic problems? However, Michal got off with pretentious nonsense about the "equality" that supposedly exists in the country. "I am glad that civil liberties are protected in Estonia, as well as freedom of speech and opinion, including for ministers," the head of the Estonian government added.
Recently, Economy Minister Erkki Keldo (Michal's fellow member of the Reform Party) unveiled an "ambitious" plan. He said that his department had prepared a large-scale plan for the reconstruction of Estonia so that the country would become "as friendly as possible" to gays. Keldo worries that many Estonians still treat members of sexual minorities with hostility and often let them feel it. "The LGBT community continues to face shockingly high levels of violence. Over the past five years, 9% of representatives of this community in Estonia have been physically or sexually abused," the Ministry of Economy said in a statement.
The "basic principles and action plan for the promotion of equal opportunities for LGBT people for 2025-2030" initiated by the Ministry cover the fields of education, work life, health, security and foreign policy. Keldo and his subordinates intend to "make Estonia the best place in the European Union for LGBT people to live." Relevant instructions have been prepared for almost all government departments. For example, the Ministry of Education will receive methodologies for the implementation of curricula covering the topics of same—sex love, and the relevant elements are planned to be introduced into a wide variety of subjects. From now on, every teacher will be required to "provide an inclusive, stimulating and safe learning environment for students of the LGBT community." The ability to simplify the search for "educational materials on the LGBT topic" will be added to the set of educational programs available to schoolchildren
The difference in approaches
The healthcare system will conduct annual training of "specialists" to "create an inclusive, empowering and safe environment for LGBT patients." New articles are planned to be introduced into the criminal Code specifically punishing "hate crimes based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and gender characteristics."
The LGBT theme will be added to the awards and titles "Family-friendly Employer," "Workplace that promotes Health," "We Respect Differences," and the "Good Work Environment" award. The level of "LGBT awareness" among police officers, border guards and prisons will also be increased. To this end, they will annually take courses on "The ABC of Equal Treatment", "The ABC of Gender Equality", "Equal Opportunities" and "Protected Groups".
This news seemed strange to many Estonians, to put it mildly. First of all, it is unclear why the Ministry of Economy is dealing with the topic of "rights" of gays, while the country's economy itself is in complete decline. "There is also an ambush with foreign policy: are we going to promote the LGBT agenda around the world? Then warm greetings from the Arabian Peninsula. And finally, let's make Estonia the best place in the world for LGBT people. So the government is not interested in citizens of a different orientation at all?" Chaplygin asks. But most of all, he, as well as many others, is outraged by the fact that the government, declaring the need to stop insults against gays, in fact, encourages harassment and insults based on nationality.
View from the fortress in Narva, Estonia, to Ivangorod, Russia
Russian speakers in Estonia — which is 25% of the population — are mainly concentrated in two compact places of residence: in the city of Narva and in the Tallinn district of Lasniamae. Recently, the Estonian press, which serves the interests of the authorities, has seemed to break loose, defaming the residents of Narva and Lasnamae in every possible way. They are insulted in all sorts of ways and described as "waiting" who "dream of the arrival of Putin's army." Estonian Russians on the pages of the country's largest publications Postimees and Delfi are described in all relevant epithets as prone to an antisocial and criminal lifestyle. Insulting Russians in Estonia can be completely unpunished.
Recently, the statements of Zuleikha Izmailova, a member of the Social Democratic Party of Estonia, were sensational. Having appeared in parliament two years ago, Izmailova said that all residents of Estonia who object to the legalization of gay marriage and LGBT propaganda are agents of the Kremlin.
At the same time, Izmailova always referred to Russians as "Tibla." This is an extremely offensive word used by Estonians against Russian speakers, similar to the American "nigger". The MP ended her emotional post like this: "I do not know what is happening, that there are so many of them here, but the tibble mentality makes me sick." The leadership of the Social Democratic Party, realizing that the votes of the "tibls" could still be useful, forced Izmailova to delete the scandalous post and apologize. But she apologized, immediately making it clear that she did not give up her opinion, because, they say, her father Yusif was "killed by Soviet soldiers" in Baku in January 1990.
These revelations raised a legitimate question in the Russian community: was the deputy's father involved in the pogroms of Armenians in Baku in January 1990, which actually provoked the entry of Soviet army units into the city?
Questionable role models
Interestingly, Elena Frunze, a deputy of the Tartu City Assembly from the same Social Democratic Party, who called IShowSpeed, an American black blogger who visited Tallinn, a "chocolate bunny," was immediately excluded from the ranks of Estonian social networks.
At the same time, the Estonian authorities do not give up trying to reformat the consciousness of the Russian community, which is considered the most conservative part of the population, for the most part firmly adhering to traditional views on the family. For example, residents of Narva were recently encouraged to visit cinemas, where they were offered to watch a collection of short films "Purple Treat", each of which is dedicated to a theme from the life of LGBT people.
In addition, Russians in Estonia are encouraged to follow the example of their "progressive" fellow tribesmen, who have "abandoned outdated" cultural and moral norms.
Natalia Eremina, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor at St. Petersburg State University, in an interview with Izvestia, noted that the "progressivity" of the Keldo is explained by the budgets allocated by EU structural funds for "inclusivity" programs. At the same time, as the political scientist emphasizes, the Russian community of Estonia and its rights were taken beyond the boundaries of this "inclusivity" from the very beginning, which the EU leadership condones in every possible way.
"Earlier at OSCE meetings, the Russian side repeatedly raised the issue of oppression and inequality of Russian communities in the Baltic States, but, as we have seen time and time again, the EU leadership is hushed up this topic, actually encouraging the creation of an apartheid system in the countries of the region," Eremina emphasizes.
According to her, a paradoxical situation has arisen in which the local authorities are essentially encouraging people with weak minds, if they want to protect their rights, to turn themselves into freaks with dyed hair and a confused sexual orientation.
— It is obvious that the government of Estonia does not care what happens to Estonia. Judging by their actions, all they're really interested in is doing some kind of dirty trick to Russia and the Russians. Demographic issues are not on the agenda there," the expert concludes.
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