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Maybe you don't live in that world, but I sure do. Only few people actually care enough to show up for any decision, and they can usually come to agreement fairly quickly.

The only times I have experienced trouble has been when people have had the prejudice that "democracy obviously doesn't work" so they make a big stink about not getting their way (how ironic!) instead of focusing on the decision at hand. Those people can usually be trained out of that mindset with a little skilled facilitation. Those that cannot are free to move somewhere where a third party owns the land they're on.