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Whew! Even though I expected Hillary Clinton to win the first presidential debate with Donald Trump, watching it was a nerve-wracking experience. Here are my first thoughts about the debate:

1.Hillary had the best demeanor. In general, Clinton came across as composed and cheerful. Trump came across as angry and, occasionally, disdainful.

2.Trump interrupted Clinton either by talking over her or by making snide comments such as, "that's called business,by the way" -- when she noted that Trump "was one of the people who rooted for the housing crisis."

3.Although the Trump campaign has made a lot of fuss about Clinton's supposed "stamina" problem, it was Trump who wilted in the last half of the debate. -more-

It is harder than it was in the not so distant past for those with psychiatric illness to survive, live independently, and remain in a non-institutionalized situation. Various parties within the government and the business community have created rules and have created a scenario in which persons with disabilities, especially psychiatric, are being forced out. This entails submitting to institutionalization, excessive supervision, and the segregation that exists (which is partly classist segregation and partly segregation by means of keeping us sequestered by mental health treatment organizations). -more-