I find the OP and responses to be worth responding to.
The "tea party" actually began as a grass roots movement, when George W. Bush was in office. The originators attempted to appeal to Democrats and independents, who believed that the national leaders from both major parties had betrayed a constitutional form of government. This included a major focus upon the need for people to be aware of infringements upon the Bill of Rights.
In 2008-09, the republican party's financiers -- using people such as Dick Armory -- began funneling money to the tea party. Once they dropped the dollar, they managed to grab the reins. It went from a small, non-partisan grass roots movement, to the right-wing of the republican party.
BLM is, of course, distinct. However, one could question if people from the national ("moneyed"
level have a slightly different agenda than the original grass roots movement.
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