r/NYEXIT • u/PenImpossible874 Downstate • Feb 22 '25

NYEXIT FAQ

What is NYEXIT?

We are a social movement working to cultivate a resilient community in New York and New Jersey, to encourage economic self-reliance, small businesses, regional autonomy, and peaceful secession.

Why should New York and New Jersey secede?

  1. Election integrity: When we secede we will abolish the electoral college. One person one vote. Popular vote only. We support Ranked Choice Voting and a multiparty system.
  2. Money and taxes: New York and New Jersey pay trillions more to the federal US government than we get from it. America spent eleven trillion dollars on the Iraq war, and millions more on Christofascist programs in the South. We need to use our own tax money to fund social programs for New Yorkers and New Jerseyans.
  3. Culture: We support science, technology, education, vaccination, healthcare, the environment, multiculturalism, diversity, inclusion, and capitalism. Red states have different values.

How will New York and New Jersey secede?

We should secede peacefully via referendum. In order for it to be successful, we must get the majority in popular support. We will use social media, and calls to our state elected officials to boost awareness and support for independence.

How can I become a NYEXIT team member?

We’re looking for the following things for NYEXIT team members:

  1. Time/commitment: You should be willing to spend 5+ hours per week doing social media marketing. Eventually we would like to have enough team members to have a shared organization email address, mailing list, facebook, and instagram accounts.
  2. Communication and ID: You send us a chat request with your full name, email address, town, state, and form of ID verification (facebook or linkedin profile). We will communicate through reddit chat for now, with a goal to move to a different platform once we have a critical mass of team members. Please be on reddit at least 5x a week.
  3. Inclusivity: NYEXIT is non-partisan so we accept all non-fascists as team members. Team members should be willing to work with people from all walks of life and from all ideologies (except fascism).

If you are interested in joining the admin team and meet all criteria, please send us a private message with your full name, email address, town, state, and a form of ID verification.

I’m in New England. Why don't you guys merge with r/RepublicofNE**?**

We are committed to being an NY/NJ movement. While we respect New Englanders, we feel that we would demographically and culturally overwhelm them. We respect their culture and we respect their right to self determination.

I’m in Connecticut. What about us?

NYEXIT is agnostic on Fairfield County. Agnostic means you may join NYEXIT or NEIC, whichever one you wish. If you live elsewhere in New England please visit r/RepublicofNE.

I’m in Pennsylvania. Can we join?

No. See 2016 and 2024 election results for an explanation.

I am a member of a different secession movement. Can we work together?

If NYEXIT wants to work with you, we will contact you. Please do not contact us.

Where can I get the NYEXIT flag?

Google "Prince's Flag buy online" and purchase online.

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u/Elipticalwheel1 19h ago

If you mange independence, then why not ask to join the British commonwealth.

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u/PenImpossible874 Downstate 19h ago

Our predecessor society was New Amsterdam, so no.

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u/Elipticalwheel1 17h ago

We’ll join their Commonwealth then and become part of the EU.

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u/PenImpossible874 Downstate 17h ago

I think that the Netherlands is a better model for us too. They legalized same sex marriage much earlier, and have saner views on marijuana.

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u/Elipticalwheel1 17h ago

Europe is a much more saner place than the US.

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u/PenImpossible874 Downstate 17h ago

Eastern Europe is crazier. Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, it was full of fundies, racists, and homophobes.