rightthink means synonym of goodthink. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Why “rightthink” is a great word
The officially sanctioned, orthodox thought deemed correct by a political or ideological authority. A compound of 'right' (correct, proper) and 'think', modeled after 'wrongthink', and ultimately modeled on 'crimethink' from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Unlike 'wrongthink', which is the dangerous spark of dissent, or 'critical thinking', which implies the friction of independent analysis, rightthink is the smooth, frictionless surface of total consensus. It is the unspoken answer on a loyalty questionnaire, the pre-approved phrase echoed in a thousand media outlets, and the silent, internalized censor that makes external enforcement almost superfluous—the final victory of ideology, which is not to change minds, but to make certain thoughts impossible to form.
Etymology
Compound of right + think, modeled after wrongthink, ultimately modeled on crimethink from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.
noun
- Synonym of goodthink.“There is a rightthink and a wrongthink, as Orwell predicted, and pretty well everyone knows what they are. It’s very difficult to get students to even hint at the wrongthink, therefore difficult to get people to discuss both sides of an issue. In this scenario, O’Brien has been replaced by angry anonymous people and groups on social media, who insist that we’re all wrong to thing^([sic]) that 2+2=”