As I have written previously (although, again, without witnessing), the Restoration of Independence Day in Vilnius was scarred by an already traditional neo-nationalist demonstration. After last year's silence, the demonstrators, with a member of the Parliament on their side, oscillated back to noisy calls for a mono-ethnic state. As before, they crafted a test of democracy especially on the local level. They received a permission to take control of the public space in Vilnius, which some other demonstrators find difficulty in attaining. Close in time and space, a permission for Waffen-SS veterans to march was granted in Riga. Although the demonstration did not receive much attention, there are several important responses, which, unfortunately, I find quite disturbing.