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American music, films and video games have had a great impact on Australian citizens, particularly on young people. These American media products have got negative messages that have been invited to the audiences to engage in. Violent crimes is one of them.
As American media continues to take the minds of the innocent and vulnerable, it becomes over powering and Australians are being flooded with negative violent messages. This is influencing Australians to believe that to be a tough, rough criminal is the new in thing and crime rates are escalating rapidly.
This American media is such a powerful weapon, it can make lies become truths, and it can change lives. It can make people believe that they are, or can be, anything or anyone. American media is changing the shape of Australian youth. Go out west to even a small Aborigine community and the kids are wearing baseball clothing. Kids in the cities are wearing gang rap clothes and are walking around with their copycat gang hand......

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