Second, science and technology are integral to modern life. Science and technology permeate everything. Third, the airport is organized by section, system, and need. People, baggage, jets, information, cars and buses - everything is herded together and then disbursed in search of another place to be regrouped. If this breaks down, in even the slightest of ways, chaos and possible anarchy can reign.
Organization is critical.
A fourth pillar - money rules. It makes no difference what the political system is, capitalistic, communistic, socialistic or a synthesis, if you've got money, nearly anything is possible. And finally, modernism has put the squeeze on religion. At Logan airport there is a niche thoughtfully set aside for the divine. And their reaction to the modern life is what distinguishes the fundamentalist, for their claim that people are becoming less religious is not true.