It would be easy to defuse my claim of bias by being open about which flagged posts the moderators do have time to look at, and which they don’t.

Maybe the bar for moderation should be higher than it is right now. I guess I’m an asshole for wanting such a thing, I can live with that.

No, that seems a fair request, I like that idea! But I can also see that it's not likely to be implemented.

Though I'd see that transparency as a step forward, it's very likely to generate flamewars and even more discussion on the topic. If I was a mod I'd probably weigh the pros and cons of that to be negative overall.