I don't understand objection to skeuomorphism really.
That's easy, skeuomorphism requires art skills. If done well, skeuomorphism is superior to material design. It looks better, and is more intuitive.
But the vast majority of developers don't have the skill to do skeuomorphism. They can do material design, so they accept that and insult the other. I am in the same boat, I am just honest enough to admit my true motivation.
Like Reagan's Star Wars program was to the Russians. Brilliant.
No, USA has that one too. It's driving China crazy.
The US has basically gone back to the old cold war playbook and started pulling things out of it.
"Don't discount flying pigs before you have good air defense." -- jvh@clinet.FI