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evidence has long been disproved, leaving him as the butt of public
mockery. This notoriety earned him a place on the cover of Newsweek
Polska in an astronaut suit, drifting through the vast expanse of the
universe. The metaphor seems obvious: his quest is a lonely journey in the
dark infinite expanses of space, with no destination in sight, no
gravitational pull to ensure a firm stand that is a rational stance.
Figure 4. Newsweek Polska 43/2013 cover with the main headline: “The Second
Pole in Space”.
The accompanying text follows the space journey script and perpetuates
the overall message:
(31) “Houston, mamy problem: Antoni Macierewicz odleciaá”
(Houston, we’ve got a problem! Antoni Macierewicz has
drifted away).