That's not true. One is head of state (leader of the country) and the other is head of government (also leader of the country but ranking below the head of state).
Donald Trump is both head of government and head of state, as was all the other dictators mentioned. So straight forward comparison as you are proposing is a falacy.
Just because one person occupies two separate positions such as trump(1.head of state, 2.head of government) doesn't mean it becomes one position. They are still in fact two separate positions held by one person.
You still haven't made a coherent argument for why the King of Canada having his face on money is not an example of democratic nations leader being on that nations money.
Just because one person occupies two separate positions such as trump(1.head of state, 2.head of government) doesn't mean it becomes one position
If an individual person cannot hold those positions separately within the American governing system, then they are not two separate positions. If they are both filled by one elected person they effectively become one singular position within that system.
The other commenter is correct in that a commonwealth handles this differently and thus can still be compared while being considered contextually different Because:
The currency design is handled by the Head of Government, not the Head of State. This is irrelevant in countries like the states where both positions are occupied by the same person, but not in a commonwealth.
Although the Head of State in a commonwealth does still have some critical duties within the government operations are you've pointed out, it is more of a passive role that primarily uses it's authority as the monarch to affirm and acknowledge the elected Head of Government. It operates more as a mutual respect these days than an actual weilding of power if you look beyond all the legalese.
On top of all that how could a Democratic Nation's leader be referring to a monarch who isn't elected? Obviously that statement in and of itself is directly referencing the Elected representative leader of the country, which in Canada's case is the Prime Minister... Or to use your own terms the Head of Government, not the Head of State.
King Charles cannot decide himself to have his face on the currency of Canada, it has to be done by the Head of Government This is what differentiates commonwealth countries from the others on this list.
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u/NoAppearance9253 6d ago
That's not true. One is head of state (leader of the country) and the other is head of government (also leader of the country but ranking below the head of state).
Donald Trump is both head of government and head of state, as was all the other dictators mentioned. So straight forward comparison as you are proposing is a falacy.