Applying lateral thinking of the Object-Oriented paradigm to the government, laws and regulations would not have to protect the individuals if individuals are protected by the "Charter of Rights and Freedoms". Applying the supremacy of individual object could allow governments to consolidate a series of differently administered programs (unemployment insurance, old age security, welfare, government pension, etc. at federal, provincial/state, municipal levels) into a single social program which offers guaranteed income security. Governments can then debate the algorithm to determine the amount in a single framework. Thus, the laws and regulations can be simplified and re-organised into "Charter of Duties and Responsibilities", customised and personalised depending on each citizen's civil status and residence without changing any of the intent of the law-makers.
The Object-Oriented paradigm applied to society can change the treatment of culture. Instead of grouping and labelling people as anglophone, francophone, etc., the culture can be defined as subscribable objects (much as USENET Newsgroups) by the individual, giving birth to a "micro-mosaic" society. For example, one can "subscribe" to 2 languages if you are bilingual, subscribe to the Beatles music, etc. Beer may be the national drink of Germany, but a German does not necessarily like beer. Statistically, women outnumber men, which doesn't mean each woman is superior. Blacks may come out with lower I.Q. statistically, but it means nothing in terms of each person. The whole concept of race is irrelevant since race, unlike species, cannot be clearly defined or determined. As for me, I belong to human race, exercise individual bilingualism and multiculturalism instead of belonging to a collective ethnic tribal culture.
When applied to education, the Object-Oriented paradigm can abolish the concept of grade. Isn't it very unfair to separate 2 students by 1 grade even if the birthdays between them differ by a single day? With grade-less system, each student can accumulate certain maturity credits in any fields. For example, a student can take a lot of chemistry courses all the way to the undergraduate level by age 12, but very little history. There would be no need for grade variations such as "gifted program", "challenged program", "remedial program", "streamed/destreamed program". Since there is no standard in "roundness" and nobody can be perfectly round anyway, why not just forget about the roundness and concentrate on the individual strength in relation to contribution to society as long as the Core Values of the society are taught? Each student would have his/her own set of merit and aptitude in the Personal Profile instead of pieces of diplomas, certificates and degrees.
The privacy of the citizens can benefit from the Object-Oriented paradigm if the citizens can control the flow of personal information (credit rating, medical record, etc.). They may not be able to change the information, but at least they can be aware of the existence of such personal information on them in 1 place and can have authorisation for disclosure. Wouldn't a regulated personal information industry be better than today's situation where invisible credit and marketing agencies are keeping (very often incorrect) information on you without telling you or seeking your explicit permission whatsoever?
