I do believe that hate speech should be challenged on the basis that silence can be construed as agreement.

But one's response needs to stick to facts and reason, and not give in to the natural urge spawned by moral indignation to respond emotionally. A good rational argument against a piece of hate speech will often draw a string of personal attacks and insults, which will, more often than not, reveal the bigot's true colors for everyone to see.

But don't get sucked into a slagging match. If you wrestle with pigs, you come up dirty.

Let the bigot commit suicide with the same weapon that Samson used on the Philistines.

Don Firth