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Arizona man planned mass shooting at an Atlanta concert to incite a race riot, Feds say

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  1. Shade45

    Shade45 Premium Member

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    An Arizona man (Mark Adams Prieto) planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at a rap concert in Atlanta in May, looking to incite a race war ahead of the presidential election, federal authorities said.

    He also said that the targeted event would likely be a rap concert at State Farm Arena in Atlanta scheduled to take place May 14 and May 15, or sometime in June or July, according to the affidavit. Authorities did not specify what concert, but the May dates provided match two nights Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny was scheduled to perform at that arena.

    While traveling to Florida to visit his mother, USDOJ said officers stopped Prieto on Interstate 40 in mid-May.


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    Mark Adams Prieto at a gun show in Phoenix with two rifles, one slung over his shoulder and another carried in hand.


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  2. G8tas

    G8tas GC Hall of Fame

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    What a sick man. How soon until he is heralded as a political prisoner by the right?
     
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  3. murphree_hall

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    Want some irony? The guys last name is Prieto.

    The surname Prieto is of Spanish origin and is a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin. It comes from the Old Spanish word prieto, which means "dark" or "black".
     
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  4. GatorNorth

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    “Specifically targeting Blacks, Jews or Muslims”

    See, he wasn’t racist. He hated everyone equally.
     
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  5. tampagtr

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    Yep. My people. Some of the worst bigots. And without cognitive dissonance
     
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  6. sierragator

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    Glad he was stopped.
     
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  7. tampagtr

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    Accelerationism’ is a term used by white supremacists and other extremist groups to refer to “their desire to hasten the collapse of society as we know it”. Generally, acceleration is used in the context of white genocide conspiracy theories, which believes white people are under threat and are being systematically targeted through e.g. immigration and other means.

    A collapse of modern societal structures and political systems is seen as the only means through which to stop these perceived injustices against white people. Indeed, many accelerationist groups desire this collapse and call for replacing modern society and governance with one founded on ethnonationalism.


    Accelerationism
     
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