Bitcoin is neutral. Nothing can control Bitcoin although they can play with the price by up and down of the price. But once the time come, they will not be able to do the same because the situation will change.
The government just want to take benefit from Bitcoin user so they regulate it with strictly rules so the government can monitor and watch their activities related to Bitcoin. They use Bitcoin for their interest so we don't have to believe them while we can use Bitcoin for our own benefit.
Was Bitcoin meant to be neutral? The answer is Yes.
Satoshi wanted a completely decentralized asset, something not even the government can control. And yeah we can say they no control of any form but there are manipulation from the government which feels like a partial control.
However, I don't expect perfection from Humans, Satoshi tried in his own way to maintain neutrality in Bitcoin but since it can be influenced it makes its neutrality imperfect in practice.
