the network is in disarray, the price crashed, the exchanges give out our info to the governments, the accounts got hacked, the money stolen.
bitcoins lost to the bankers' covert action, better luck next time.
I have yet to see evidence that government or banks are even attempting to fight bitcoin.
Philipp
P.S.: A senator or two giving an interview calling for action doesn't count.
Governments have already trained the mindset of the public to reject new concepts such as Bitcoins. There's no need for an urgent massive attempt when the audience that Bitcoin needs to please are naturally fearful. Just look at the CBS report. In this sense, the government already has an upper hand.
Plus, it's very easy to use dis-info agents as well. There was something in the news about how the US have developed training and "personality generators" designed to spread propaganda on the net, specifically in message boards.