My conservative relatives are getting riled up about CBDCs and how the US government is going to pull a corralito (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corralito) with it. 

I don't think a CBDC makes a government more able to corralito us than the current digital system. Am I wrong?

I think we can all agree that CDBCs can and will give more control to the central bank and government entities. The ability to have privacy in everyday transactions is very possible today with cash. CBDC will allow more potential control and visibility into citizens transactions, more than it is today.