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I fled communism. Now I can’t wait to vote

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Moreno-Riaño, G. (2026, October 24). I fled communism. Now I can’t wait to vote. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4777490/i-fled-communism-cant-wait-to-vote/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-24 · by Gerson Moreno-Riaño

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The author recounts their journey from Colombia during a period of communist conflict to becoming an American citizen in Rochester, New York. They express the significance of voting by reflecting on the violence and fear caused by revolutionary forces in their home country, emphasizing personal experience rather than theoretical analysis.
Written by AI on 2026-10-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Gerson Moreno-Riaño, who fled Colombia in 1980 due to the violence perpetrated by communist revolutionaries of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), will vote for the first time since becoming an American citizen in 1991. FARC spent half a century terrorizing Colombia, killing thousands and displacing over 7 million people. Moreno-Riaño, now living in Miami after moving to Rochester where he became a U.S. citizen, reflects on the significance of his upcoming vote nearly four decades later.

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📰 Fled Communism Voter Enthusiasm
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Gerson Moreno-Riaño
2 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 This makes the household, the small business, and the ordinary person willing to take a risk weaker and less important.
2026-10-01 · assertive framing · I escaped communism. America must not ignore the urgent warning signs
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Topics

American Colombia Miami Rochester the New York State Supreme Court

Subjects

American NORP · 1× Colombia GPE · 1× Colombians NORP · 1× Miami ORG · 1× Rochester PERSON · 1× the New York State Supreme Court ORG · 1× the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ORG · 1×

Narrative

Communist revolutionaries in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia spent half a century tearing the country apart.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
2026-10-24 · Washington Examiner
I fled communism. Now I can’t wait to vote · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

On Oct. 27, 1980, my family and I landed in Miami, newcomers from Colombia. asserted
family → land → Colombia
On Nov. 12, 1991, I raised my right hand in the New York State Supreme Court in Rochester and became an American. asserted
I → raise → Rochester
Next week, I mark 46 years in this country and, just over two weeks later, 35 years as a citizen. asserted
I → mark → citizen
Between those two dates falls Election Day. asserted
Day → fall → dates
I do not intend to waste this significant opportunity. asserted
I → intend → opportunity
Communist revolutionaries in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia spent half a century tearing the country apart. asserted
revolutionaries → spend → country
They murdered thousands of Colombians and drove more than 7 million from their homes. asserted
They → murder → homes
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