The question is perfectly valid. It is implied that Reddit will assign some level of consistency to these policies. If they don't, that shows they may be hiding their true intentions.
"calls for consistency are just whataboutism when applied to content that I agree with"
This whole thread is a dumpster fire of whataboutism and centrist "..but both sides are bad".
You shouldn't berate someone for essentially asking to back up claims.
Asking "what about left-wing subreddits" is whataboutism. Nobody is claiming bannable content shouldn't be banned because it's left-wing (except GP's implication).
crying 'whataboutism' is effectively ceding the argument I'm not sure why this term has been plaguing HN lately.
They learned a 'big word' and they use it to feel smart. It's like the time Peter Griffin learned the phrase 'shallow and pedantic'.