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Shelley Wilson's avatar

Thank you, Craig, for your fascinating bios of all sorts of Canadians. These are people and achievements we ought to know about. I look forward to reading more.

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Craig Rourke's avatar

My pleasure Shelley! Thanks for reading them. And thanks for taking time to leave a comment, I appreciate your kind words. Have an awesome rest of your day!

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Laura's avatar

Fascinating! What an interesting person. I’m glad Bell is getting some of the recognition he deserved. History is just full of lessons that we can take into the present. Bell’s story can teach us that warnings from those that have special insight could change the course of impending catastrophic events.

Also, I think it’s so cool that his studies began with philosophy which I think can be a powerful source of wisdom.

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Craig Rourke's avatar

Agreed! I wonder if his attention to detail and philosophical approach may have hindered his ability to communicate effectively to his audience of military generals who had just “won” the war through a show of force. I can’t help but think that Bell and the brass may have been speaking different languages at times.

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Laura's avatar

That makes a lot of sense, there would definitely be a gap in ideologies and even the use of language.

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