Fahrenheit 451 - Could It Happen

Something that I have been wondering since Is tarted this book is whether or not something like this could happen in real life. I have sat and pondered this for a long time. After much meditation I have decided that yes. A situation like this could very well be conceivable. Seeing as in our world has only two fatal flaws. One being never start a land war in Asia. The other being never go up against Sicilian when death is on the line! Going by this logic it is easy to realize that such a government state does and could exist. In China the government doe not quite go to the lengths that the government n Fahrenheit 451 goes to but they been known to censor the media as well as even the internet. Requiring all internet searches to go through the government approved sites. In my opinion telling people what they can or can not think is the same as taking away their independence of though. Or the ability to create their own thoughts like burning books would do. In Germany the Nazis would burn books, this unified the country as well as helped Hitler control the youths. It seems the same in Fahrenheit 451 as Guy mentions at one point boys who love fire are always the ones to become firemen. This shows that the Fahrenheit government monitors children at a young age to decide what they would be suited for and how they could best serve the government. Hitler would take children from their homes at a young age so that all they knew was patriotism for their country. They would gladly sacrifice themselves for the better of the country. So in conclusion I do believe that it would be very possible for a government like the type in Fahrenheit 451 to come in to existence in the current time but they would have to also censor the internet which can be incredibly hard in today's modern and connected global system.