In the resulting Civic Health Summit held in Renton in October, Heck, a Democrat, described the rating system: “One is almost at civil war” and 10 is “We just join hands and sing ‘Kumbaya’ all together all the time.”
“Far and away, the most frequently cited numbers were 2 and two-and-a-half,” Heck told those gathered.
A related report from Heck’s office cited a range of obstacles to establishing deeper trust among people, from erosion of trust in government to a rise in incivility in political campaigns, the legacy of racism, the loss of trusted media sources and the “tyranny” of social media algorithms that can make it hard for people
