Comrade Clod
Gay Space Communist
Well in what is now known as the year AD 525 Dionysius Exiguus devised the calendar based on the birth year of christ as year one with all subsequent dates afterwards counting sequentially upwards, called Anno domini, or year of our lord. Several hundred years later it was widely popular throughout the western world, but would not see near universal adoption until 1582 with Pope Gregory XIII by papal decree with some modifications for the now well known leap year phenomenon, thereafter known as the Gregorian calendar. It was then spread by Catholic nations throughout their colonial holdings, adopted near universally by Protestants as well, until by the 20th century with globalization it was adopted throughout the world for standardization reasons. As it has been 2019 years since the set birth date of christ, the year is known as 2019 throughout the world.
But its stupid!
I mean fucking greenland is apparently the US next expansion option even though Denmark can't sell it, Ukraine elected a comedian, Brexit's busy collapsing in a heap and the US almost went to war with Iran but then Iran dared them to do it or something and they backed off.
At least 2018 made vague sense.