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Being inspired by U.S. achievements should not be partisan affair

I know the news cycle has moved on to fresher outrages, but I'd live to revisit last week's culture war freak out, because I think the wrong people freaked out.

A quick recap: The film "First Man" debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The movie chronicles the life of Neil Armstrong, the first human to land on the moon. A social-media-fueled firestorm ensued when it was revealed that the movie doesn't show the moment where

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