Gwynne Dyer: Thailand's war on democracy   By GWYNNE DYER /
London-based independent journalist  Gwynne Dyer: Thailand's war
on democracy  An anti-government protester fires a slingshot at
a police line (unseen) during a large protest near on Dec. 2 in
Bangkok.  It has gone quiet in Bangkok, as the people who have
been trying to overthrow the government tidy up the debris that
litters the city after the last two weeks of demonstrations. It
was King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 86th birthday Thursday, and nobody
wanted to disrupt it with scenes of conflict.  Prime Minister
Yingluck Shinawatra is taking an equally low-key approach. The
Thai army has removed the barbed wire that surrounded government
offices, and protesters are wandering through the prime
minister's offices and picnicking on the lawns while she runs
the affairs of state from some other location in the capital.
But by next week the Civil Movement for Democracy will be back
in action, and the final outcome is not clear.  The main thing
that distinguishes