What does "suggest" mean in this sentence?
The sentence is "When the powers that be show us images of war, suggests Warsaw-based photographer Wawrzyniec Kolbus, we accept them at face-value, without questioning their context or implications."
What does "suggest" mean in this sentence? Does it mean “Warsaw-based photographer Wawrzyniec Kolbus believes/thinks"?
And in the first clause, it says "...that be show...", I don't understand its meaning and the grammar. Could you help me to understand it?
The sentence comes from the first paragraph of an article about Iran's cinema city.
Here is the link: http://www.featureshoot.com/2015/09/inside-irans-very-convincing-cinema-city/
I'm looking forward to your explanation. Thank you very much.
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Yes you are right. It means that he believes the rest of the statement AND that he is trying to convince us of its truth as well.
"Powers that be" refers to any oppressive group, usually in reference to a government that doesn't have the best interests of its citizens in mind. However, it can also refer to other oppressive groups that work in tandem with an oppressive government (for example, the mainstream media).
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