'Victims of the same lie': War frays Edmonds couple's family ties

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EDMONDS — Mike Stiranka knows Russian state TV peddles in propaganda. He knows it’s fueling the violent attack on his home country, Ukraine.

Still, he spends hours watching it, perched on the edge of a plush couch upstairs in his Edmonds home.

His loved ones in Russia don’t believe him when he says their government is brutally invading Ukraine, targeting civilians and sparking a massive refugee crisis. He’s trying to wrap his head around it.

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Mike is from the Ukrainian city of Lviv. His wife, Marina, grew up on the Russian island Sakhalin.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/victims-of-the-same-lie-war-frays-edmonds-couples-family-ties/

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1. Because it's easier to fit in there and just accept what you are told.

Thinking on your own is difficult and can alienate them from their friends.

You know, it's hard. It's easier to accept.