So there is a group of people that are really against segwit and I don't really understand it. Honestly, I'm not even 100% sure I know what segwit is. Basically my understanding is that it removes the signature part of a transaction so that more transactions can be sent. Also, somehow it allows atomic swapping which is a fancy way of exchanging coins quickly. So why all the hate on segwit?
SegWit includes some code changes that would pave the way for the Lightning Network and some people are not keen on implementing that as a scaling solution. If they can sabotage SegWit, then they can delay the implementation of the Lightning Network.
They are also butt hurt, because SegWit2x failed. < SegWit had no hand in that >
The first step to the solution for the scaling is on the table, but politics & pride are getting in the way of progress. Is this sabotage? They might be in a better position to answer that. ^hmmmmmm^