Riddles

[cantab]

Haha. Not war.

[Bev7787]

Politics?

[Sanic]

Umm... Kerbal Space Program?

Not random enough...

FUTURAMA???

[cantab]

None of the above. And we had politics already didn't we?

[r4pt0r]

World of warcraft?

[cantab]

Nope. It's not any computer game.

[HoloYolo]

Going to go with conquest.

[cantab]

nu-uh

[JebNeedsHelp]

Order and chaos?

[cantab]

Nope.

[TheMoonRover]

The so-called "Islamic State"?

[cantab]

Hell no.

[Sanic]

Um... love?

[cantab]

Not love

[Nemrav]

To recap the riddle

Two great states meet in ceaseless war,

Those of one seek treasure galore,

Or perhaps just some tranquil moments

from the other who knows only violence.

The border shifts with gain and loss,

Though some say its measure's meaningless.

On this battlefield many come,

To work and toil, or just for fun.

Much is written in web and press,

So don't you know what is this mess?

A war of conscience/minds/personalties ? Also if a clue is willing to come, is this riddle to be taken literally or figuratively

[cantab]

Not that. And, well, some of both. Parts are more metaphorical, parts are pretty literal.

[StrandedonEarth]

Black and white, night or day?

[HoloYolo]

The present day?

[Sanic]

Um... Rome?

[cantab]

None of those.

[Nemrav]

The quest for true happiness/purpose ?
Lets keep the riddle thread going, don't let it die !

[Sanic]

Ug... Language? Writing?

[cantab]

Still not rignt.

Hmmm...guess I'd better give a clue.

[I]Clue 1: Look at words that can have more than one meaning. That might give you an insight.[/I]

[Sanic]

The Cold War?

Seems legit.

[SIZE=1]Two great states meet in ceaseless war, - Cold war lasted 50 years between the 2 world superpowers
Those of one seek treasure galore, -USSR is poor and needs money
Or perhaps just some tranquil moments -US seeks only peace
from the other who knows only violence. -The Soviets were notoriously violent
The border shifts with gain and loss, -The many proxy wars, like Korea and Vietnam
Though some say its measure's meaningless. -Many people thought the proxy wars were pointless
On this battlefield many come, -IDK
To work and toil, or just for fun. -IDK
Much is written in web and press, -There was lots of propaganda on both sides
So don't you know what is this mess?[/SIZE]

Cold War seems really nice to me.

[cantab]

Not the Cold War.