Southwest Atlanta Should Occupy, Too

I'm not a fan of Occupy Atlanta's leaderless approach to demonstrating. In my humble opinion, they may not need a boss but they definitely need more structure!

Just look at the encounter the group had Saturday with long-time Cascade Heights resident and . I mean, what is going on?!?

That said, I completely agree with the apparent mission of this movement: to bring attention to the inequities in compensation between top corporate leaders and the middle-class working man and woman.

Middle-class workers? That's us, folks.

Southwest Atlanta is a rare, solidly middle-class African-American community that burgeoned after the explosive civil rights movement of the 1960s. So, although we are majority black, we are, more than anything, a community of staffers, professionals, managers who do the lion's share of the work at our companies and institutions.

We do have a few CEOs in the mix and others who are independently wealthy because of inheritances, athletic talents and savvy entrepreneurial decisions. But, for the most part, we are the people Occupy Atlanta is fighting for and I think we should align with this group.

I'm not alone in this view. Former Atlanta City Councilman and WAOK 1380-AM drive-time said Monday afternoon that he supports Occupy Atlanta and Occupy Wall Street. He went on to point out that we need to watch for "divide and conquer" strategies at the top. It not only applies to dividing minorities but to splintering middle-class power bases, too.

So, that's my view. Now, we want to hear from you. Please take this poll and, if you have a minute, share your view in comments.