Tweaking the George Santana quote a little: Those who deliberately mis-remember the past are determined to repeat it. Because History is not the unbiased record we might wish it to be, it will always be selectively used and misinterpreted for political purposes. On the other hand, public misinterpretations of history offer an opportunity to educate citizens on things they evidently did not learn in school.
According to Steve Bannon (here), everything changed for Elon Musk when the Trump II Administration refused him access to a briefing on China. After that, Musk started to disappear from the Trump circle and appears to be going back to his troubled business interests (Tesla, SpaceX and StarLink). As for Bannon, the Anti-Defimation League (ADL, here) reports his fall starting in 2020, after which he was charged and jailed multiple times.
ChatGPT reports that:
..the so-alled "barbarian invasions" were a mix of forced migration, opportunistic conquest, and reaction to Roman decline, rather than aimless destruction. Many of these groups sought to become part of the Roman world, not just destroy it.
The entire Alt-Right is filled with people who want to be in power and want to impose their views on the US. Throughout the Late 20th Century, they have failed. Now is their moment and if they do not succeed, they may well be happy just to destroy the system.
Binyamin Applebaum, in the NY Times (here), provides an interesting analysis of Donald Trumps role in the growth and potential collapse of the US Empire. When Empires decline, barbarians see their opportunity. Let's hope that the US can stabilize itself after it's Empire has peaked in the same way that Amsterdam or London have.