I’m sorry Peter, but this is a disgrace and stands against everything Bitcoin represents. Bitcoin is voluntary money. People use it because they choose to, not because they are coerced.

You are basically saying that if some of us want to use a currency specified by the current Bitcoin Core protocol, it is ok to launch an attack to coax us into using your money instead. Well, no, it’s not ok, it is shameful and lacks any moral justification. Even if you succeed, what you end up with is fiat money and not Bitcoin.

It’s funny that you talk about “genetic diversity in nodes” without realizing that true genetic diversity can be obtained only with multiple protocols coexisting side by side, competing and evolving into the strongest possible version of Bitcoin.

This transcends the particular debate over the merits of BU vs. Core (and of course, there’s much I can say in that regard as well).

I’m not even sure why you would want to attack. If BU is so good and Core is so bad, why don’t you just compete fairly, demonstrate your superiority and let us die off peacefully and organically?

For the past 1.5 years I’ve written at some length about why allowing a split to happen is the best outcome in case of irreconcilable disagreements. I implore you to read my blog posts on the matter and reconsider your position.