It's not the size of the state,
but the makeup of its people. The state is after all nothing but a reflection of the people that make it up. Whether it's a school cafeteria, social club, neighborhood, or even a state, people tend to congregate with those most like them. Human nature is what it is, and any attempt to force it to act differently is doomed to failure. The US will pay the price for the hubris and stupidity of the social engineers which sought to defy reality. I hope they are held accountable for their actions.