Claiming "DEMOCRACY!" doesn't prevent people from having rights. Rights are not about majority rule but about the kind of place "people" (sometimes a minority)

Claiming "DEMOCRACY!" doesn't prevent people from having rights. Rights are not about majority rule but about the kind of place "people" (sometimes a minority) think "people" (often a minority) deserve to live in. In this case, it is fair for the middle neighbor's outcome to depend on more than his two direct neighbors. And it's also fair for the middle to balance their own wants with the ones of their neighbors. But for sure everyone gridlocking each other is not a solution for progress.