It is not in US only. I'm about "'brainwashed' . This practice is in Russia also, mainly in media controlled by our government. This is inevitable in the context of rivalry between the some countries. But full control is absent, we have an access to any media in Russia and in another countries. This allows us to have our own opinion on various issues. "Free" media are more a dream , not a real in any country. But the world is very "small" in time of Internet and the governments ( in US, Russia or in any other) don't understand it.
Good luck your family! :-)

I think, Justin Raimondo is absolutely right. He correctly pointed out that any U.S. President says one thing, but in practice it's done differently. NATO is expanding, military bases, NATO is already at the border of Russia, the defense bases also set up near Russia. Is Obama that has changed from that? And all this with a smile, with a pat on the Russian side. Is Russian can not distinguish the words from the case?
I'm sorry for my English.