Fukuyama wrote about the US and Germany in 1995 (probably from even earlier experiences) and in that span from 1995 to 2026 in the US and Germany the most prevalent groups percentages went from in 75.6%->56.3% and 91%->70% accordingly coinciding with drastic increase in "low trustiness".
For what it's worth I don't argue about right and wrong here but a clear correlation.
"Diversity is our strength" -- what kind of diversity? Within a company, diversity of purpose is not a strength, because you can't have people working at cross-purposes with one another. It's the same for countries, local communities, and families. "Diversity" can easily be used to describe what ultimately is "division", making it contradict the old saying in the USA "United we stand, divided we fall".
Diversity of strengths/weaknesses, personalities, backgrounds (including ethnic), etc. all do make us stronger provided we maintain and prioritize a practical unity in a shared purpose.
Bad arguments should be quickly responded to and shown false. Calling them "dogwhistles" doesn't change anyone's opinion.