I see more and more acrticles of bitcoin being used for illegal activities
Hmmm ... I never noticed this, but now that you mentioned it, I think you may be on to something.
will this hurt bitcoin in the long run
Quite possibly. I think that you should play it safe and just sell all your bitcoins. Like all the chicken shits say: "Better safe than sorry!"
will governments ban this just like they started to do with paying in cash for some services
to harden the use of illegal , and money laundering
to harden the use of illegal , and money laundering
I think they should. It would be your duty to support any proposed legislation that attempts to ban Bitcoin. After all Bitcoin is evil!
