Venezuela's situation is a very complex and complicated one, but without wanting to enter into political discussions (God know's I have enough in just my own neighborhood), I'll clarify a couple of points in regards to you comments on our situation, from the P.O.V. of an analitical journalist who has been trough all these things and has always tried to find an explanation beyond what his own opinions may lay on the matter:

1.-This isn't the United States fault, nor they have made it any worst; I can't say much about other countries since I don't know their inner workings and what happens behind their curtains, but here?, We've been screwed since a long time ago without any external help for that...
2.-The Sanctions that the US government imposses are directed towards our own government, not against the people, the problem?, when you have a corrupt government that tries to make each and every bussiness and company their own property, well, our economy bleeds because or socialist government makes us dependant on them instead of our own efforts...
3.-It is a mistake to think that Maduro or anyone of his accolites will ever act seriously, why?, it is not in their interest for the country to get better in any way, that is something that the last 20 years of socialist/chavista/madurista ideologies have shown, there are many dirty hands in here, and the speech about the good of people and its subsequent publicity are just mask for resentful and soul-dirty persons to keep themselves in positions of power...
4.-You have mentioned a lot of literary and philosophical works, so I'll do some of that: In Herman Hesse's work "Demian" it is said something along this lines: "for a bird to be born, it has to break its shell, the world it currently knows", not the exact words since it has been a couple of years since I read that, but it serves to illustrate my point: a pacific solution is always prefered, but too idealistic to think it will always happen; the many factions (not just from venezuela) interested in Maduro's or his people staying in power won't quetly accept defeat, and the violent people from here will fight back with firearms even the most pacific initiatives... so, as much as it pains me to say so: in a military/armed intervention is needed to get rid of each and every speck of chavist/madurista regime, then so be it, more than enough people have died in these last 20 years...

Now, on a lighter note: this is the kind of review I've been wanting since I started Steemit!, not that any of my works have been complex enough to need this kinds of references, but it is always nice to see someone pulling names like that and applying them to what I write. I truly apreciate the effort and time to write a small review for each of this works, you were pretty much on point with many of them, and when not, you gave me really good ideas for the story threads to keep going on.