Yeah that would just make bitcoin like all the other fiat currencies that are already around, bitcoin would be just an online currency. This would be more then a step back. It sounds to me like they don't understand fundamentals behind bitcoin.
It's not like they don't understand it, they're attacking it, it's like these people who come onto the forum demanding the developers change Bitcoins fundamentals rather than just go out and make an altcoin themselves, people on this forum may bitch and whine about altcoins but I highly respect someone who just wants to try out their idea for a currency rather than hijack someone else's idea.
