The phrase "callous state" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to convey that a situation or environment is indifferent and unfeeling. For example, "The callous state of the poverty-stricken district made it hard to watch the children struggle."
Sure, at times we Indians get frustrated with the functioning of our callous state and its wobbly institutions.
But that would misunderstand the way Brown spent the balance of his years after writing the book -- trying to prevent younger, less hopeful, more dangerous Claude Browns from doing themselves in with the help of a callous state.
Mao's plan of herding everyone into collectives not only destroyed the immemorial bonds of the family; it made people who traditionally used their private land to grow food, secure loans, and generate capital helplessly dependent on an increasingly maladroit and callous state.
"Flint families should not have to pay for water that they still cannot drink, and they certainly should not lose their homes over this ongoing water crisis that was caused by the callous decisions of state government," Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich). said in an emailed statement, adding that he opposed the state's decision to suspend the water credits. .
Foreign policy, the notoriously callous Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reflected at the time, "should not be confused with missionary work".
After 29 years, it's time to remember these forgotten victims and to make the public aware of the whole truth about the Attica uprising, its aftermath and the state's callous response.
Alan Winnikoff Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2010 To the Editor: In what state of callous cruelty is this country living when it can allow a sizable number of its people to live in cars or on the streets because their unemployment has run out during this long and protracted recession -- all while it still manages to send expensive armaments halfway around the world?
The state's callous decision to cut financing, forcing the Orleans Parish school board to fire the vast majority of its employees after Hurricane Katrina, has all but silenced the voice of educators and has compounded pre-existing problems by creating a dearth of teachers.
Within just a few years, our state's callous and bigoted leadership has made North Carolina the laughingstock of the nation.
The former CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition H. Alexander Robinson commented on Hardaway's vitriol, stating, "His callous disregard for the dignity of the lives of gay Americans brings dishonor to himself and the many thousands who look upon him as a role model for young black men and women, many of whom are undoubtedly gay or lesbian".
I went on national television to discuss my disdain for Rice's conduct and stated that his callous demeanor was indicative of his past abuse.
