Within Punjab there was, and continues till today, an argument about the correct way of being a Sikh. As with all living dharma paramparas throughout history, believers on both sides imagine themselves to be correct and often do not hesitate to pick up weapons. It is the modern state with its monopoly of violence, ability to enforce its will and commitment to rules made by humans using conscious rational thought, which has ensured that disagreements within dharma paramparas do not result in bloodshed and wrongdoers are inevitably punished. Historically, people have stood by the modern state because of its efforts to control violence and because it is so much better at providing good governance.