It's actually a very interesting question you pose Kropo. Its one I happen to know a little about. Moreover, one that's been debated. Your notion of what makes sense is neither correct nor based solely on other's idiocy, lack of logic or irrational because you happen to disagree. Hear me out. If your point is "standardization" then simply one can be imposed, regardless of logic. We can, if we chose, impose a standard based on a particular logic, however which is more important than the next?
MDY vs
DMY vs
YMD vs
all number vs
a combination of numbers with letters.
(Letters and numerals are equally symbolic).
Proclamations with a date have evolved all throughout history. The Romans kept time based on the rein of the emporer. If we used that system in the United States today, we would use Obama as part of the date. In fact it was a common notation in history, many ancient cultures employed it.
You ask for "America" to get with the program of standardization while let me point out why you use the year date 2016. Did history start two-thousand and sixteen years ago? Ah ha. While we are 'Monkey'ing around, why do you suppose you don't also include the year of the Monkey in your date? Does today, the Friday, the 12th have as much meaning to the logic you propose; a 7-day week as opposed to a 10-day one, because 10 is certainly a more "standard" number (did you know 10-day weeks were standard in the Chinese culture)? Who also, btw, included the reining dynasty as part of their date pronouncements.
Why don't you use the year 5776? What's your "logic"? Let me guess, because it's not 'generally accepted' throughout the world. Is that logical? If that's the case, 2/12/16 makes as much logical sense in fact more sense because of America's predominance in the world! America is the single most dominant nation on earth currently, and as such given you use the year 2016, a Western Christian notion, perhaps your question should be, when is the rest of the world going to get with the program and use the American system of date nomenclature.
