I shake my head in  wonder donna to think people would attack a different race for no reason, traveling peacefully on a train, what the hell have we become.

Sad lady, must be missing something in her life

Fake fb pages.............. where will it end? and even accusations that the woman didn't start it?

Dumb? Ignorant? Mentally unstable? to carry on like that.

I agree with the comments here..

Also, since when has it been a thing to just share your opinion in public like that? Ive noticed more people doing this in recent years..

Sometimes on the tram here, having to listen (but pretend I cant hear them) to someone kicking off, I catch myself thinking 'shutup, no one wants to hear from you!' A little respect/ common courtesy about being in public, amongst strangers, goes a long way..

and then I put my sunglasses on, ipod in and look out the window.

PS I know that I could be seen as being ignorant by those here who take the stance 'theyve got the right to express their opinions'..my reply to that is that Ive only got the right to ignore them, in an effort to commute without being harrassed.

the woman made generalised, ill informed remarks about muslims but that was not a racist rant.

I have used public transport a lot and have seen all sorts of people abused for being 'different' - skin colour, clothing, weight, religion, hair colour - you name it, but not everything is a chargeable offence, people need to harden up. 

"If someone with white skin can travel easily without any harm and concern why don't I?

that is just not true - anyone and everyone can be a target to some loudmouth.