Yup. As bad as Keynes was, he wasn't a total moron, yet his work has been cited and distorted so much that it paved the way to Modern Monetary Theory where you can just print your way to prosperity.
I've heard a similar thing about John Courtney Murray. He had some ideas that Catholic democrats deliberately distorted to give their politicians cover to vote in favor of abortion.
Yup. As bad as Keynes was, he wasn't a total moron, yet his work has been cited and distorted so much that it paved the way to Modern Monetary Theory where you can just print your way to prosperity.
I've heard a similar thing about John Courtney Murray. He had some ideas that Catholic democrats deliberately distorted to give their politicians cover to vote in favor of abortion.
Not an area I've studied enough to have an opinion, but it would certainly fit the pattern.