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to escalate. The phrase, “a final nail in the coffin,” was intended as a common metaphor for a political setback, yet in a country still reeling from recent assassination attempts and a pervasive sense of instability, the public reaction was visceral. For those who viewed the comment as a threat, the context of the speaker—a prominent liberal voice on a conservative platform—only served to amplify the perceived malice behind the words.