In Fahrenheit 451, why does Faber think that the people, not the government, brought the present state of affairs upon themselves?

In Fahrenheit 451, Faber believes people are responsible for creating censorship for a number of reasons. First, he argues books show the "pores in the face of life" and, as a result, have become "hated and feared" by the people. This prompted people to turn their backs on books. They now prefer forms of entertainment which only lead them to feel happy and contented.

Faber also believes people do not have ample "leisure time" to digest the information found in books. Their time is spent watching the parlour walls and playing games, not contemplating the type of messages found in books. Moreover, it is much easier to listen to the messages from the media than construct one's own thoughts and ideas, as Faber explains to Montag,

It [the parlour walls] tells you what to think and blasts it in. It must be right. It seems so right.

For Faber, then, people's desires to be permanently happy and amused explains their decision to introduce the book-burning system.