[Htsthbjig]

"and despite the fact that mainstream economists, politicians, bankers, etc. still thought of it as a "barbarous relic" (Keynes), gold-bugs saw it as the key to a prosperous economy."

You mean the same bankers, economist and politicians of the bail out to big banking institutions?

You mean the same bankers, economist and politicians of the too big to fail?

the same bankers, economist and politicians that have brutally increased their wealth in the crisis while the people income has gone deep down?

You need to insult people that disagree with you, calling them "bugs".

[forgotX2]

This is like saying that all computer programmers are responsible for enriching themselves for hacking target and home depot. It is crazy that you are so easily dismissing an entire academic discipline.