Political commentator Elie Mystal had some scathing words for America in his latest column for The Nation. “We had a chance to stand united against fascism, authoritarianism, racism, and bigotry, but we did not,” he wrote. “We had a chance to create a better world for not just ourselves but our sisters and brothers in at least some of the communities most vulnerable to unchecked white rule, but we did not. We had a chance to pass down a better, safer, and cleaner world to our children, but we did not. “Instead, we chose Trump, J.D. Vance, and a few white South African billionaires who know a t…