A ‘manifesto’ supposedly penned by Dylann Storm Roof, the white man accused of gunning down nine African American people in a South Carolina church on Wednesday, has sent shockwaves across the internet.

Whether or not Roof authored the text, which was found on a website with several pictures of the alleged shooter donning handguns and confederate flags, the white supremacy articulated here is equal parts chilling and absurd.

It begins with a short biography of the author and how he became “racially aware” — a phrase ascribed interchangeably to both himself and “the enemy,” but mostly the “enemy.” To the author, awareness of race is the fault of Black people.

“Black people are racially aware almost from birth,” the text reads, “but White people on average dont think about race in their daily lives” [sic].

After he explains his hate for African Americans, the author then airs his thoughts about the country’s Latino population. Here, drawing on extensive knowledge of Latino culture gleaned from Spanish television programming, the author delineates between the good Latinos, the bad Latinos, and the enemy (Latinos).

“Hispanics are obviously a huge problem for Americans,” the text reads. “But there are good hispanics and bad hispanics. I remember while watching hispanic television stations, the shows and even the commercials were more White than our own. They have respect for White beauty, and a good portion of hispanics are White. It is a well known fact that White hispanics make up the elite of most hispanics countries. There is good White blood worht saving in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and even Brasil” [sic].

Then, the author adds:

“But they are still our enemies.”

The text moves on to address people of East Asian descent, whom the author admiringly deems “very racist and could be great allies of the White race.” Also, somewhere in this illogical appeal for civil war, the author denies that slavery was as big a deal as people make is seem, calls segregation a defense measure, and entertains the idea of painting all Jewish people blue for 24 hours so that they could have a "mass awakening." 

Besides the photos, what links Roof most to the manifesto is this final segment, titled “An Explanation,” which attempts to justify taking violent action.

“I have no choice,’’ the text reads. “I am not in the position to, alone, go into the ghetto and fight. I chose Charleston because it is most historic city in my state, and at one time had the highest ratio of blacks to Whites in the country. We have no skinheads, no real KKK, no one doing anything but talking on the internet. Well someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world, and I guess that has to be me.”