Indeed, your writing made me think.... a rare occurrence in a gaming website jeje and as per making me think you've also shown me a different perspective; the literary arsonist must KNOW what he is burning before he ashes it, doesn't he? Even if he be a simple ignorant police man who is doing what he is told, then his higher ups must at least know the synopsis of the work. But entirely avoiding said work while steadily maintaining ignorance (even if you disagree with the work) and therefore devoiding society, your peers, YOURSELF of what could be found within this literary piece is even more egregious in the first place! Oh my. You've shed a new light upon the tyrant. Thank you very much for the thought.

Sorry, but you're wrong. It only needs someone with the power to make people think they should destroy something (e.g. burning books) to make it happen.

While it's fiction just give Fahrenheit 451 a try... or 1984 or Don Quixote.
A none fictional example? Check out https://www.epa.gov/ a site known for digital book burning... reuters.com