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Mods get to control the political narrative of their subreddits by banning those with opposing views. That makes them more powerful than admins. As an example, Reddit has been so flooded with pro-trans mods that it's almost impossible to make an anti-trans agenda post in most subreddits without being banned.
You may or may not be right, but that example is apocalyptically bad (and probably betrays that you're not worth talking to, if it reflects your "opinion"), because, ya know, most people with even a slither of empathy within them realize that "making an anti-trans agenda post" is just being a despicable piece of shit. Which would make the mods banning that behavior kinda based.