After reading the article, it certainly looks like the Group promoting Segwit has paid Charlie Lee off to support LN and the Counterfeiting that will go along with it.
Shame , Shame Charlie. Exactly how do you Counterfeit LTC on LN.
Form a group of collusion between the Miners that control 51%,
Send 5000 LTC to an address. Now follow the steps on LN to Lock up that 5000 LTC on the Blockchain.
Whether LN requires 1 or 6 confirmations , as soon as LN confirms the representation of LN notes match your amount.
You and your colluding friends, rewrite the blockchain and include a transaction moving that 5000 LTC to another address before the lock took place.
You now still have your 5000 LTC Free & Clear Onchain, and a representation value of 5000 LTC Offchain on LN .(Which you can use for LN transactions forever.)
LTC Onchain Transactions does not allow Counterfeiting , LN Offchain Transactions will bring Counterfeiting into Crypto
FYI:
Odds are high the PoW Miners Block Segwit on LTC also.
No one wants Segwit or the counterfeiting it will bring to crypto.
FYI2:
Combined the Chinese Mining Pools control more than 51% of BTC & LTC.