Nakon početka tekućih demonstracija protiv mjera štednje uvedenih od strane kabineta i planiranih zdravstvenih reformi, Baconschi je demonstrante u blogu 15. januara okarakterizirao kao "ljude zaglupljene televizijom".
After the start of the ongoing demonstrations against austerity measures imposed by the cabinet and planned healthcare reforms, Baconschi described the protesters in a blog post on January 15th as "people stupefied by television".