Hi Herzeleide,
The main reason why I made that remark about you thinking that people need to be educated to understand modern classical music is that I've noticed that you (and 'Bach') have several times remarked that posters - especially on that (in my modest opinion rather stupid, though on some level entertaining never-ending metal thread) 'know nothing about music' because they have little or no knowledge of music theory. Speaking for myself, that sort of talk sometimes makes me wonder whether I can consider myself a 'legitimate' member of the forum. Not that I consider my own opinions inferior or something, but I know that I'm always in danger of not being taken seriously because of my lack of knowledge about music theory, even on those rare occasions when I'm convinced (at least to my own mind) that I'm right.