Remember: BU and Segwit are not the only two choices in the world... 2MB hard fork is VERY easy from the software side. The network must consent, but it has been done successfully in the past, in one day. No politics in that statement.


At this point, lines are drawn, and people are unlikely to accept Segwit, regardless of whether a blocksize increase is included or not.


JayGuanGee, [facepalm], I can't even engage with you, please look at this chart and tell me there is no problem again: https://blockchain.info/charts/mempool-size?daysAverageString=7×pan=all  (7-day average mempool size).