In general anarchists would claim that since the government is unpopular and that (in contrast) freedom is popular then democracy is bad for the government and so it is good. Democracy (and proportional representation) is objectively good because if there is not democracy there will be a greater amount of state control. To be free from the state the people need to have the power of democracy which is best ensured with a proportional system. If the system is not proportional the state is able to coalesce around (what becomes) the centre ground leaving the people with little choice and little ability to constrain the state. First-past-the-post gives the state the ability to reject the people's wishes because it constrains their democratic rights under the state.
First-past-the-post is worse for anarchists than pr.
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