What do you think altcoins are?
99% of all altcoins ARE disputed forks of bitcoin.
An altcoin is THE RESULT OF someone creating a fork that only a portion of users decide to mine and use.
Nope, this doesn't work with ignorant people and some XT supporters. The last time that I used this statement, I received a nice piece of ad hominem in return. This is why theymos has called XT a programmed altcoin, I believe. It does make sense (to me).
XT is divide et impera at its finest.
Update:
Excellent quoted post that I have missed. That is definitely useful for further discussions.
If Divide and Conquer is what it actually is, then one must wonder what actual topics were discussed behind closed doors when Gavin met with the CIA