Just like in the real world, there certainly are ideological groups. While some are adhoc others are highly organized. So once you are on target or even a mild

Just like in the real world, there certainly are ideological groups. While some are adhoc others are highly organized. So once you are on target or even a mild comment that challenges their ideology gets heavily down voted. We see the long terms effects of this behavior in the real world, not just individuals but institutions stay away from questioning certain ideologies as a norm.