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Inventions and technology are shaped by self interests: economic, political, and social, for example, big companies, manufacturers of competitive technology, personal greed, and th consumers’ perception of the new gadget.
Many ancestors of Kentuckians wore both colors during what was later called “the recent unpleasantness.” The story is told about one ancestor, a Union man, who came to his beliefs late in the war. He heard that Confederate General Zollicoffer had bragged he would take Kentucky. Not liking this seeming arrogance, this fellow’s great-great-grandfather signed on to wear the blue. Another ancestor is buried under the gravestone of a Confederate cavalryman. He may well have fought for what would be judged politically incorrect reasons by today’s standards. The Eastern Cherokee fought alongside the Confederates, as did many free blacks and non-slaveholders. Before the no-so-civil war, West Point cadets were taught that the states did indeed have a right to secede. Maybe this concept played a part in so many of the best officers of the Union resigning their commissions and donning the gray. (Barry Bright, Lebanon, KY)
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