I think it is more of a noobie girl drama thing. Akin to standing in the hallway of the middle school and screaming “I hate you. Don’t ever speak to me again”. A lot of women see disagreement over an issue as an indictment of them personally. That’s why they seek middle ground. When men hold their ground (as we do), it makes them angry.
Nothing irritates people more than you pointing out something obvious to them that they are trying hard to ignore. When I do that, people get really steamed at me. Wait until Hillary wins the primary. When people bring up Bill’s affairs, it will get really ugly.
As long as the complainant is not being personally attacked, remarks about the position he takes should be open for discussion.
The "about" rule does seem to be selectively enforced - as, in its effect, it is being used [by the complainants] to protect some pretty weird non-conservative viewpoints.
Nothing irritates people more than you pointing out something obvious to them that they are trying hard to ignore.
And in this case its obvious that FR is enforcing a 'rule' that is allowing some here to shut up their most "hard to ignore" opponents.
I can match every woman you know who does this with a man I know who does it, too. Insecurity runs both ways.
When men hold their ground (as we do), it makes them angry.
When I hold my ground it makes some men angry.