I get what Torque is pointing at.
Here's a quote from Andreas book that lays it out plainly and I tend to agree.
"Bitcoin isnt currency. Thats a really important thing to realize. Currency is an app that runs on the bitcoin network. Bitcoin is the internet of money, and currency is just the first application."
So... considering this, is everyone right?
Basically, yes.
Everyone can be right because they are all using semantics, spin and double-speak to push their control agendas. It's like asking Methodists, Anglicans and Mormons about Jesus of Nazareth's teachings.
The final outcome is a sect of coder-monks that live in isolation (on top of mountain in Tibet or Switzerland), take vows of poverty and extreme purity of syntax, to work on the one true bitcoin client ... that's the one I'll be running on my machines.