Can you back this up with a list of merchants/exchanges who will not go with Classic? (links plz)
Do you have a list of every merchant (there are thousands) that will update to Classic in a 30 day time frame? You don't. I can't create that list either. Until someone states that they are willing to switch, it is reasonable to assume that they won't (or won't in time).
You are the one making an assertion, the onus is on you to back it with some evidence.
Had I said "all merchants and users support Classic," asking me for a list would have been justified.
I'll assume you have no evidence to back your claim, and are just FUDding.
People make themselves heard only if and when they care about an issue. When they don't care what happens, they don't say anything -- which is what's happening now. Miners care -- they voiced their opinion. Merchants/exchanges don't care, so no need to compile lists "of every merchant."
Had their multi-million-dollar businesses been threatened by the potentiality of a fork, I'm certain they would have made their concerns known.