I’m not sure why the choice is framed that way. What about the idea that utility is good because it allows people to exercise more freedom? A utilitarian society would mean people have basic stability and therefore can pursue their own goals without worrying about the risk of losing it all and being discarded.

In the same vein, I’d think a utilitarian would argue that a murderer or tyrant isn’t really practicing utilitarianism.

A ranked-choice multiparty system would surely be more utilitarian— and I’d think we’d all be freer from political extremism. (Especially if you’re gay, trans, first-generation American, Jewish, etc.)