[BlueLancer]

"...the noose is seen as a symbolic threat in the black community and with at least some good reason. Why people want to close their eyes to this is beyond me."

Why people should care that they see it as a symbolic threat is beyond me ...

[freedumb2003]

>>Why people should care that they see it as a symbolic threat is beyond me <<

It is not a symbolic threat — it is the symbol OF a threat. It means “leave or we will kill you.”