Do you even realize that the long term outcome of Lightning (the Holy Graal of Core folks) would be to massively reduce the amount of transaction fees versus an on-chain scaling?
Wait, what?
Core is simultaneously accused that they want "higher fees" or "fee competition" and now accused for "wanting to massively reduce fees with lightning".
Please decide what core wants.
Core people are clueless about economics. They doesn't understand the consequences of their wishes.
Maybe you are able to think for yourself and see what they don't see. What is the long term outcome which produces the more transaction fees: on chain scaling or off chain scaling (e.g. Lightning)?