OK my word choice was wrong. >But I do feel it may be in the captive's interest not to annoy the captor too much; better yet, not to attract his attention at a

OK my word choice was wrong. >But I do feel it may be in the captive's interest not to annoy the captor too much; better yet, not to attract his attention at all. Only if there is an expectation that they will be released. If you are in the death camp then rebellion is your only actual chance. Because we have nuclear weapons no foreign government will interfere just to bring us democracy.