Eh, I'm pretty open minded. Did that article honestly convince you that the Koch brothers created the Tea Party when the only direct connection it mentioned was them donating to specific universities? Or did you find more information elsewhere?
Yeah, I read the article and was capable of following along and understanding what was written. You apparently were unable to do that.
I get it though, you were a tea partier who was used and manipulated, it sucks. You thought you were fighting for a cause you believed in and it turned out you were a participant in something much less noble and maybe antithetical to what you believe. I'd probably be in denial too. The problem with denial is that it leads you to continue making the same mistake. Its why you parrot yet another Republican talking point, "both sides", you ignore reality and throw your hands up not because there really isn't a place for conservatives but rather because you are, once again, being manipulated and used.
Like I said though, keep voting third party, the Republican party thanks you. After all, if they can't get your vote and they can't suppress your vote then the next best thing is to make your vote useless.