There is no alternative to democracy

Part of the problem with the first-past-the-post system of voting is the name itself which sounds as though it is 'individualist' and even Libertarian. We (opponents of fptp) do not object that the first person wins so it might be thought that there is no complaint to be made. But the problem is that it is only the first who enters parliament. There are other candidates to consider... those who finished second and third for example. Other successful non-winning candidates also deserve representation if the first does. Since it is only the winning candidate which assumes power then it makes sense for other aspirant politicians not to enter in competition with the established parties but instead to do deals with the incumbents. If representation is given to losing candidates this incentive disappears. If only the first candidate wins it makes sense for candidates and voters alike to gravitate towards the emergent parties. The emergence of two main parties leads to the same problems which are caused by a lack of democracy entirely. It means that the government has insufficient constraints on its actions. There is less reason for the government or either of the leading parties to be conservative in their actions... which inevitably leads to entitlements for the government and public sector in a similar way to that seen under communism. Fptp makes it easy for the government to do things without a democratic mandate which is to say... to do things which the people do not want and are undemocratic. Democracy constrains the government and first past the post makes it easy for the government to be undemocratic. Proportional representation is more democratic which is worse for the elements of the state which seek to profit from their position. Democracy weakens the bad elements of the state which is a good thing and so more democracy is better. A deficit of democracy means that the state can get away with things it would not be able to if it requires the consent of the people. Democracy makes it (more) difficult for the state to get the consent of the people for their actions. Which is why more democracy is better.