Do you consider pleasant and cynical as mutually exclusive? I had a chat with a former politician and he was definitely pleasant, but extremely cynical, he poi

Do you consider pleasant and cynical as mutually exclusive? I had a chat with a former politician and he was definitely pleasant, but extremely cynical, he pointed out instances of corruption everywhere. Although to be fair he was probably just being realistic not cynical. Cynicism is a good filter against dumb trends, hustler types and "emperor's clothes" situations.