This was the first video interview of Snowden that I've seen, and I was impressed by his eloquence and confidence in front of the camera, as well as his thoughtful answers.
He also didn't come across to me as the lowly sysadmin that the US government portrays him to be.
Well I didn't actually say that they were incompatible, although putting the two sentences in the same paragraph may had caused to to read that meaning into what I wrote. I've split them to (hopefully) avoid this, and because I agree with your comment. Thanks!
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This was the first video interview of Snowden that I've seen, and I was impressed by his eloquence and confidence in front of the camera, as well as his thoughtful answers.
He also didn't come across to me as the lowly sysadmin that the US government portrays him to be.
Edit: Clarity
Why would you think being a relatively low ranking sysadmin would be incompatible with being thoughtful and eloquent?
I know plenty of people in the IT industry who have well considered views on privacy but who aren't senior in any corporate sense.
Well I didn't actually say that they were incompatible, although putting the two sentences in the same paragraph may had caused to to read that meaning into what I wrote. I've split them to (hopefully) avoid this, and because I agree with your comment. Thanks!