1. With Venezuelan President Maduro deposed, what do you think the people in Venezuela would do in response to the US (under Trump)’ involvement in his deposition ?

Guerilla warfare worked for Afghanistan(, no doubt that they’ll be called terrorists and not the u.s. troops).

2. Would Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez (who served as Maduro’s Vice President) pick up where Maduro left off ?

I.d.k., i.m.o. she should prepare for the incoming counter-revolutionary propaganda by, e.g., reminding everyone that the economic revival was going to happen and that’s why the u.s. attacked, they’ll need illegal propaganda outlets if invaded.
And also prepare actively for resistance cells, how to hide them, finance them, recruit, plan ahead, achieve a relative autonomy, etc.
An advantage to them is that Trump is hated by the (neo-)liberals, so they may repel an invasion by holding out long enough. Any last stand would in any case be of use to fuel the future nostalgia.
Here they/we thought that the darkest times were past them, it’s not fair.

3. How do you stay hopeful and optimistic despite the current (as of this post) administration?

I don’t, but what’s the difference compared to before ?
I/We hated the west for a reason, it tells us that we(sterners) haven’t changed.

5. Also, would Venezuela be better off if it were decentralized ?

https://venezuelanalysis.com/infographics/15642