The bank manager who wouldn't let me open an account for a Bitcoin-related, state and federally compliant business does. Everyone views Bitcoin politically, especially the people not on this forum.
Name one person you know that is not aware of breast cancer.
Your bank manager probably doesn't even know how Bitcoin works. He's doing his job and following company policy. The reason people in general don't think of Bitcoin politically is because they don't give bitcoin a second thought. It's just that scam money they see on TV. Before all of my friends started laughing at me for using Bitcoin I was attempting to explain it to them. I would tell them it's electronic money like WoW Gold but for real life. Because my friends aren't 15 or nerds trapped behind a keyboard they all said, "what's WoW Gold". They don't even know what that is. Unfortunately, most people learn about Bitcoin from the news. The news doesn't explain to them what it is and it definitely doesn't teach them about the political ramifications of adopting Bitcoin in the long run. If you want to find out how stupid people are about Bitcoin watch some of the presentations Andreas has given to political figures and listen to the stupid questions they ask. If politicians, who's job it is to know, don't understand Bitcoin do think the average dumbass understands it? Yeah, whatever.
You laid that out perfectly. The world on here is so removed from how technically inapt the average joe is. The biggest Q from my friends "I don't want to buy a full bitcoin"... Well no shit, that's why you buy $20 worth, BUT that's an example of the gap. Average joe shmoe jon doe doesn't know that he can buy 0.01. It's these very tiny short comings that leave everyone confused thinking it's a scam. When i visit my hometown buddies they always say "Bitcoin crashed hey" (Keep in mind I am basing this off very educated people). People just aren't finding legitimate information, the news isn't interested if it's not negative, and the financial companies with the advertising power want it gone.. blahblahblah When all you hear is about a scam, and frauds, and crashes, i don't think the average joe becomes interested in doing his/her own research. Slowly but surely.