We must destroy America to save it

Jonah Goldberg posts a letter, which may well be real:

You mention the liberal mantra of 'sacrifice' for civilians during a time of war. But it always struck me as odd that when they beat this drum they are almost exclusivley talking about increased taxes as the 'sacrifice' we can make. If I didn't know better about the economic implications of high taxes I would gladly go along.

But the way I see it, there's other things I can do - like give up some of my civil liberties in the name of national security. Our military is fighting and dying overseas, and we're so immature and selfish that we won't allow the government to possibly listen in on a phone call or go though our bank records?? I've got nothing to hide, so if that's what I need to do to help protect the homeland, then so be it. Only terrorists and libs would be against a simple sacrifice like that. It is (literally) the least I could do.

Yes, Virginia, there are people out there who value a couple of percent of their income over the right to communicate with other people without the risk of being spied on for political reasons by unaccountable executive appointees. The "only terrorists and libs" bit was a nice touch too.