I would say that the average person is more right-wing than world history's worst despots when it comes to law and order. Most would happily return to capital punishment. But ask them whether they would be prepared to hang in error (as many before have) and they're stumped for a logical answer.
As for all this contrived anti-semitic stuff, Voltaire said: "To learn who rules over you, simply discover who you are not allowed to criticise."