Reddit mods are, as a rule, some of the most pathetic examples of humanity around (seriously, almost nobody with a hint of a life worth living volunteers to be a clown wrangler otherwise). So the little bit of power that being a mod grants them, they cling to like its the only thing keeping them alive. Consequently, when someone like you comes along and expresses an opinion that threatens their Precious, they have to go straight to nuclear-level retaliation and destroy what would be--in their eyes, because they're terminally online--your most valuable asset: your Reddit account.