Sometimes compromise isn't the goal. Sometimes the goal is just to eventually find a way to do something that not everyone will agree with while not completely

Sometimes compromise isn't the goal. Sometimes the goal is just to eventually find a way to do something that not everyone will agree with while not completely alienating the dissenters. You don't have to agree with something to be willing to support it. (I've lost track of the number of times I've said "I'm not sure this is the best option here, but doing nothing would be worse, so let's try your plan." Or vice versa.) Not every decision needs to be based on consensus, but that doesn't mean the only other option is to ignore everyone else.