Yes, we can finally focus on Bitcoin transition to 2M in November so it goes smooth. The Aug 1 BIP148 was distraction from small blockers trying to mess up Bitcoin, but fortunately Bitcoiners saved the day with SegWit2x activation.
Easy does it. There's gonna be
a lot of pushback against a hard fork, especially one so rushed as three months. I think even if we were talking about a hard fork 12 months out, you'd have significant opposition from most Core devs. If bitcoin businesses and miners follow through and push an 8x hard fork in November, there will definitely be a split. Unfortunately, the businesses have lots of money backing them, and lots of money to spend. Either way, things will be interesting. Don't expect it to go smoothly.