There are a large percentage of people for whom power games are more important than getting things done. See narcissism, cluster B, etc. Those people are toxi

There are a large percentage of people for whom power games are more important than getting things done. See narcissism, cluster B, etc. Those people are toxic, and removing them from your community makes everything better. If you can't do that, ensure that the only topics of discussion are reality based, and focussed on getting things done. I'm not saying the people here meet those criteria. But it does answer your question.