The harsh economic and security measures that Venezuela needs to emerge from its current debacle cannot be implemented without some form of consensus, which requires an end to repression and polarization. Unfortunately, none of this seems likely if left exclusively in the hands of Venezuelans, who have failed repeatedly over the past 15 years to find solutions to their dilemmas.
委内瑞拉需要严厉的经济和安全措施才能克服当前的障碍，这些措施只能在取得一定形式的共识的情况下才能实施，而取得共识又需要结束镇压和极端化。不幸的是，如果完全由委内瑞拉人民自行处理，镇压和极端化就不可能结束，因为在过去15年中，委内瑞拉人从未找到过走出困境的办法。一些人建议采用宗教斡旋；也有人建议让由拉美国家前总统组成的小组进行干预。