Hey team. This just happened and I am not entirely sure what to think.

With the recent NZ shooting still running strong through the heads of my country everyone is talking of it.

I was talking to a friend of mine and we were discussing the comments made my Australian senator Fraser Anning. 
See: https://i.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/111327946/australian-pm-labels-senator-disgusting-over-christchurch-terror-attack-comments

Now, there was an online petition that the premise of was to get Anning to go to vote to keep his job. Anning, being a Australian senator of course, and my friend and my self being Kiwi’s.

My argument was that I would not sign the online petition as the senator was not a political representative of my country and therefore I should not get a say on wether or not he is fired.
Just for the record, I think he should but I don’t think I should get an official vote in it.

My friend thinks people from my country should. She thinks that, despite the fact I openly disagree with Annings’ comments and told her my position on wether Anning is a fitting representative for Australia’s government, I am a racist and I am enabling racism by saying that I don’t agree with her and that I don’t think it’s my place to sign the petition. 

I then used the example of: “I don’t deserve a say in Australian politics. I don’t get a vote because the implications of his actions don’t effect me. I don’t want Australians voting to raise my tax rate same as I don’t deserve to vote to remove an Australian senator.“
She is saying that I am a racist because I care more about my tax rate than the tragedy when I only used that as an example of the reasons I shouldn’t get a say on Australian politics.

Reddit, Am I The Asshole?