Bitcoin needs a scaling solution implemented yesterday.

So the BU camp proposed a scaling solution that didn't stand up to scrutiny. There is no need to waste our breath on it further. You can attack them until you're blue in the face but it's not going to solve anything. Yes they can fork (and anyone can at any time) but BTC can survive that. What BTC can't survive is sustained inaction and a lack of adaptation. Fees are rising exponentially over time and starting to price out entire populations of users and industries. We need to fix this now. Chanting "not BU" is not enough.

Segwit is the logical next step, and it needs to garner enough miner and node consensus so that bitcoin can safely transition to that upgrade without grinding to a halt. How do we get there?