people’s republic of berkeley
(noun) nickname given to the university of california at berkeley in the san francisco bay area.
t-tle is a play on the official name of the people’s republic of china, and is bestowed on berkeley due to its students reputation for fanatical (bordering on communist) political leanings. e.g pro-choice,antiwar, anti-meat,fanatical gay pride etc…
dave:’i was up at the ‘people’s republic of berkeley’ the
other day for a potluck dinner.’
jim: ‘food any good?’
dave: ‘terrible. these people did to vegetables what hitler did to poland. and then they start ragging on me about the rubber on my shoes.’
jim:’what?’
dave: ‘apparently they consider chopping rubber trees murder.’
(noun) nickname for the city of berkeley, california, known not only for its well-known public university with a tradition of free speech, but for its reputation as a liberal/progressive community and a tradition (dating back to the vietnam war) of the city government taking positions and p-ssing resolutions on foreign policy issues (despite it having no influence or authority in this arena).
a: why is the city council debating the use of predator drones in pakistan? aren’t there potholes that need filling and budgets to balance?
b: welcome to the people’s republic of berkeley.
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