I'm not sure in what context you're using "forked." Don't we want all the exchanges (into which group I include the people selling bitcoins for other currencies on #bitcoin-otc, SR, and other darknet sites) all using the same blockchain?
We are using the same context. And yes, beyond "wanting" everyone to be on the same block chain, it is a socially and economically mandatory. Their can never be a viable second fork.
For example notice again the wizards speaking here.
http://bitcoin.org/may15.htmlI'm sure there was discussion among "actual peers" but there was no popular vote on the topic. Your node can't veto the decision. Nor can you decide to continue down the original fork by yourself.
I'm not saying this situation is a good thing or a bad thing. I'm just saying that's the way the bitcoin ecosystem works. You can trust the "actual peers" or you can avoid bitcoin altogether. But you don't get to be a full peer just for showing up anymore.
So, unless you have 51% of the computing power, you can't decide which fork is the valid one.
That's a feature, not a bug.