All human interaction could be characterised as "psychological operations", it's just a detached military way of describing any activity involving human perceptions. It is very broad. So yes, of course. And this is some players disavowing because things are about to go nuclear - Nobody wants to be the spokesman/guy getting petrol bombs thrown at him by wierdos who liked the old world. Disavowal at this stage is actually a smart move (if the climax is close).
Hint: this is ALL on big psyop. Doesn't matter which side you examine. Psychological operations can be both good and bad, depending on the source.
All human interaction could be characterised as "psychological operations", it's just a detached military way of describing any activity involving human perceptions. It is very broad. So yes, of course. And this is some players disavowing because things are about to go nuclear - Nobody wants to be the spokesman/guy getting petrol bombs thrown at him by wierdos who liked the old world. Disavowal at this stage is actually a smart move (if the climax is close).
It's not "harder to spin". The argument isn't weak.
It's all laid out in the OP.