These passengers banded together to remove Nazi graffiti from a train

In these worrying and exceedingly confusing times, stories of support and defiance in the face of hate go a long way.

Over the weekend, a subway train in New York City was recently defaced with vile antiemetic slogans and Nazi Swastikas.

Phrases such as: "Jews belong in the oven," were scrawled in pen over maps, adverts and other signs.

One passenger, Gregory Locke, boarded the train in Manhattan and wrote about what happened next on his Facebook page.

Gregory explained that when he joined the train, he and his fellow passengers quickly saw the disgusting graffiti.

The train was silent as everyone stared at each other, uncomfortable and unsure what to do.

After a few moments, something wonderful happened. A man stood up and told the train that “hand sanitizer gets rid of Sharpie". He then found some tissues and 'got to work'.

I've never seen so many people simultaneously reach into their bags and pockets looking for tissues and Purel. Within about two minutes, all the Nazi symbolism was gone.

While the passengers cleaned the hate off the train, Gregory says that one commented: “I guess this is Trump's America.”

Gregory writes:

No sir, it's not. Not tonight and not ever. Not as long as stubborn New Yorkers have anything to say about it.

Hell yeah.

The passenger's efforts have gone down brilliantly on Twitter, with many praising their work, their attitude and their refusal to put up with hate speech.

Chelsea Clinton commented that 'we will not let hate win'.

Others poignantly reflected on the outrage an ad campaign for a TV show featuring Nazis sparked on the subway:

Other's remarked that this was how you make America great again.

Put simply:

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