First past the post is bad for freedom

Democracy is the mechanism by which the people are able to reject government legislation. This means that without democracy there is (unchecked) tyranny. First past the post is a form of democracy which enables the government to do more and intervene more than it otherwise would be able to do. Proportional representation enables the population to constrain the government to the greatest extent. So people who want less government would prefer pr. But with pr there is a risk that (under the fptp system) your vote will not count because you will not be able to reject one of the mainstream parties. The fptp system means that in order to reject fptp you must risk 'wasting' your vote by not expressing a preference between the two establishment parties. People who want less government are willing to vote for a party which is not part of the fptp duopoly. They are not scared of democracy. To not fear democracy is to not fear free markets and capitalism because if there is more democracy it is easier to reject the government (and socialism). To tolerate democracy and pr is to tolerate freedom. People who fear freedom support fptp.